Brown Butter Green Beans with Pistachios

Brown Butter Green Beans with Pistachios will become the highlight of your meal. The browned butter adds a rich, nutty flavor to the green beans to complement beef, fish or chicken. The pistachios add some crunch and coordinate to the color of the green beans.

Ingredients

Instructions

In a skillet, heat the butter until melted on medium heat. It is important that the butter is at room temperature when browning butter so that it cooks evenly. Move the butter around in the pan as it melts. Another tip is to use a light-colored pan because it is easier to see when the butter is browned. Cook the butter for about 5-7 minutes, continuously stirring, The butter will start to form bubbles and foam will appear. The milk solids will separate and settle on the bottom and will turn brown. When the melted butter is a gold color, it is ready.

Add the shallots to the browned butter and saute for about 3 minutes until the shallots are soft.

Add the extra virgin olive oil to the pan, then add the trimmed green beans, thyme, salt and pepper. Toss the bean in the butter and shallots.

Finally, add the pistachios to the pan. The nuts do not need to cook very long before this side dish is ready because they will soften in the butter. Basically, you are heating them, so they will retain their crunch. You could use another type of nuts in this recipe if you prefer, but I like the way the green in the pistachios complements the green beans.

Garnish with some additional fresh thyme before serving.

Browned Butter Green Beans with Pistachios

Browning butter is an intermediate cooking skill that everyone should know. The nutty flavor of the golden butter after it is browned complements the flavor of the pistachios and pairs well with the green beans. Serve these green beans along side beef, chicken or fish.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 4 servigs

Equipment

• 1 knife
• Measuring spoons
• 1 light colored skillet
• 1 Large spoon
• tongs

Ingredients

  

• 3 shallots, minced
• 4 Tbsp. butter, room temperature and cut in pieces
• 1 tsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 2 lbs. fresh green beans, trimmed
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. pepper
• 1=2 Tbsp. fresh thyme, chopped
• 3/4 cup pistachios, roughly chopped

Instructions

 

• In a skillet, heat the butter until melted on medium heat. It is important that the butter is at room temperature when browning butter so that it cooks evenly.
• Move the butter around in the pan as it melts. Another tip is to use a light-colored pan because it is easier to see when the butter is browned.
• Cook the butter for about 5-7 minutes, continuously stirring, The butter will start to form bubbles and foam will appear. The milk solids will separate and settle on the bottom and will turn brown. When the melted butter is a gold color, it is ready.
• Add the shallots to the browned butter and saute for about 3 minutes until the shallots are soft.
• Add the extra virgin olive oil to the pan, then add the trimmed green beans, thyme, salt and pepper. Toss the bean in the butter and shallots.
• Finally, add the pistachios to the pan. The nuts do not need to cook very long before this side dish is ready because they will soften in the butter. Basically, you are heating them, so they will retain their crunch.
• Garnish with some additional fresh thyme before serving.

Keyword Browned Butter, Green Bean Recipe, Green beans, Shallots, Side Dish