String Beans alla Daniel
I love string beans and this time of the year they are available and at a good price, so I made some recipes. This is my recipe for string beans with black olives, garlic and fresh tomatoes done in that style I call, “Grandma Style”. I serve these hot or even chilled. Either way they are just so delicious. If you have any questions drop me a mail at mama_mancini01@yahoo.com and I’ll get right back to you!
You’ll need:
- 1-lb of fresh string beans trimmed
- 5 garlic cloves sliced
- 1-pint of cherry tomatoes cut in half
- 1-cup of Gaeta Olives or any black olive you love, pits removed and cut in half
- 1/4-cup of extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1-tsp salt
- 1/2-tsp black cracked pepper
Directions:
- In a large 12″ skillet add the olive oil, garlic, tomatoes, olives, salt and pepper and sauté this on a medium heat for 10 minutes. Using a wooden spoon crush the tomatoes as this cooks.
- Blanch the beans in a large pot of boiling water for 2-3 minutes. The longer you blanch them the more well done they will be.
- Add the beans to the skillet with 1/2 cup of the water they were blanched in
- Sauté all this on a medium heat for 2-minutes then cover with a lid and cook for 1-minute. Or cook longer for a more well done bean
- Taste for salt and pepper and adjust
Serve immediately or chill for another day. A drizzle of olive oil and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and some chopped parsley is always a great finish to this dish, but that’s optional.
Daniel Mancini
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