Sauted French Beans

Mrs. A.B. Marshall's cookery book · A. B. Marshall · 1894
Source
Mrs. A.B. Marshall's cookery book
Time
Cook: 30 min Total: 30 min
Status
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Ingredients (3)
Instructions (7)
  1. Cut the beans rather fine, put them in water and well wash them;
  2. put plenty of boiling water in a saucepan and a tiny bit of soda, and season with salt, then put in the beans;
  3. bring them quickly to the boil and cook for twenty minutes (or half an hour if not tender);
  4. strain off the water, dry them well and put them in a sauté or clean fryingpan and place on the stove;
  5. let them get well heated and dry and then put in a nice piece of butter;
  6. turn them about for a minute or so, mix with them a little chopped parsley and a few drops of strained lemon juice.
  7. Serve at once, and be sure they are very hot.
Original Text
Sauted French Beans. (Haricots verts sautés.) Cut the beans rather fine, put them in water and well wash them; put plenty of boiling water in a saucepan and a tiny bit of soda, and season with salt, then put in the beans; bring them quickly to the boil and cook for twenty minutes (or half an hour if not tender); strain off the water, dry them well and put them in a sauté or clean fryingpan and place on the stove; let them get well heated and dry and then put in a nice piece of butter; turn them about for a minute or so, mix with them a little chopped parsley and a few drops of strained lemon juice. Serve at once, and be sure they are very hot.
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