Balsamic Green Beans I Made It

Balsamic Green Beans

mrpiggy 12 years ago
Posted by Mommyluvs2cook

Balsamic Green Beans

I made this the other night. I love green beans and am always looking for something different to do with them. This recipe lead me to learn what a shallot was. I used just under a pound of greens and served it with some sausage fried rice. This was very good, ML2C. I loved them. Next time I will double it for leftovers. Thanks for a great recipe
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frankieanne 12 years ago said:

Great picture, Mr. P. Looks like a great combination of ingredients.

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pointsevenout 12 years ago said:

I have this bookmarked to make soon. We have multiple bags of snapped beans in the freezer from the garden this past year.

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mrpiggy 12 years ago said:

Thank you Frankie. Im kind of new to balsamic vinegar and trying it with a variety of foods.

Are snapped beans the same thing as green beans?

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mommyluvs2cook 12 years ago said:

This is one of my most used recipes! We just can't get enough of this one so thanks for trying it Mr P! I do find sometimes it takes around 10 minutes to get my beans done enough so the couple minutes posted in the recipe I just re-read may not be right. How did it work for you Mr P? It could just depend on the pan you use too. Not sure.

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pointsevenout 12 years ago said:

Yes they're green beans. Mother likes to string them then snap them into about 1 1/2" sections even though most all green beans are stringless anymore. And she was brought up to snap the beans, a habit that will pass on to the next world with her.

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mrpiggy 12 years ago said:

I think they could have used more boil time, but it didnt matter. I just kept them in the skillet a little longer. I like them firm where they kinda squeak when you bite them, if that makes sense.

Points, you saying that stirs up a memory when I was pulling strings off of something -maybe green - for my mom when I was little. I wonder if it was for these......hmm Now Im trying to remember

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mommyluvs2cook 12 years ago said:

You may be thinking of sugar snap peas?

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pointsevenout 12 years ago said:

GREEN BEANS! She snapped her beans. Never grew any sugar snap peas. Pole beans.

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mrpiggy 12 years ago said:

Im not sure what they were ML2C. Sugar snap peas or green beans. I just had that memory. Now I will dwell on it. I dont have many memories of my mom cooking, so it was nice to remember this

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pointsevenout 12 years ago said:

Tasty, but a little overwhelming with vinegar. Think I'll cut the balsamic back in half next time. Used a bag of frozen beans from our garden this past year. FYI, 3 cups green beans is just over 1 pound.

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mommyluvs2cook 12 years ago said:

Sorry they were so vinegar-y points. Thanks for trying them anyway ;)

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pointsevenout 12 years ago said:

Don't get me wrong. I like vinegar. But when all the beans were gone there was still almost the entire 1/4c of vinegar left over. Seems a waste to discard it.

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mommyluvs2cook 12 years ago said:

I gotcha points. I guess I never paid much attention to how much was left in the pan. As I can remember it all pretty much cooked down but not sure.....

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pointsevenout 12 years ago said:

Mine didn't have to cook down that long. They were blanched then frozen, fresh from the garden.

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mommyluvs2cook 8 years ago said:

Another review: Balsamic Green Beans

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