Richard Sax

Green Beans

Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    Servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Get in There and Cook: A Master Class for the Starter Chef
Get in There and Cook

By Richard Sax

Published 1997

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Ingredients

  • Salt, to taste
  • 1 to 1½ pounds green beans, ends trimmed

Method

  1. Bring about 1 inch of water to a boil in a wide saucepan with a tight-fitting lid. Add a sprinkling of salt; arrange a collapsible steamer in the pan.
  2. Scatter the beans in the steamer basket in an even layer—stacking the beans on top of each other in a dense layer results in uneven cooking. Cover the pan tightly and steam (Steaming Ba