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French String Beans

French string beans are boiled, then seasoned with butter and coarse sea salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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French String Beans

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Remove beans from the can and place them in a strainer.

  2. Pour 2 quarts of cold water over the beans and let them drain.

  3. Allow the beans to stand exposed to the air for 30 minutes.

Finish

  1. Heat the beans very hot and season with butter and coarse sea salt.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Butter
Adds fat and rich flavor that coats the hot beans.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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