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Garlicky Green Beans
From The Boston Globe Magazine, Sheryl Julian and Julie Riven, 2004 September 19.
Serves 4.
- 1 pound green beans, trimmed
- 3 tablespoons peanut oil
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- Salt, to taste
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Drop in the green beans and let the water return to a boil. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until the beans are tender but still have some bite. Drain them into a colander and rinse the beans. shake the colander to remove the excess water.
In a large skillet, heat the oil. Cook the garlic over medium heat for 2 minutes, stirring often, or until it is golden.
Add the beans with salt. Cook over medium heat, tossing them frequently, for 3 to 5 minutes or until tender. Remove from the heat and serve at once.
Notes: Haven't tried it yet.
In the space of one hundred and seventy-six years the Mississippi has
shortened itself two hundred and forty-two miles. Therefore ... in the Old
Silurian Period the Mississippi River was upward of one million three hundred
thousand miles long ... seven hundred and forty-two years from now the
Mississippi will be only a mile and three-quarters long. ... There is
something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesome returns of
conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact.
-- Mark Twain
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