Frank Stitts Butter Beans Recipes

FRANK STITT'S BUTTER BEANS

Steps:

• Combine the water, onion, herbs, and salt in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Decrease heat to a simmer and cook gently for 15 minutes.
• Add in beans; adjust the heat to maintain a simmer, and cook until the beans are just tender, 15-20 minutes.
• Taste for seasoning, and add salt if necessary.
• Remove the pan from heat and let the beans rest in their liquid for 10 minutes.
• Serve sprinkled with herbs and drizzled with olive oil; finish with cracked black pepper.

FRANK STITT'S CHICKEN STOCK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Place chicken bones in a roasting pan, drizzle with the oil, and toss to coat. Transfer roasting pan to oven and roast, 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly colored.
• Add onions, carrots, celery, mushrooms, if desired, and garlic; roast, turning chicken and vegetables occasionally, until bones are golden brown, about 30 minutes more.
• Transfer bones and vegetables to a large stockpot and add 40 cups cold water. Pour off any excess fat from roasting pan. Add a splash of water to pan and scrape up browned bits from the bottom and into the stockpot. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
• Skim fat that has risen to the surface and reduce heat to low. Place thyme, parsley, and bay leaf in a piece of cheesecloth; tie with kitchen twine to enclose. Add cheesecloth packet to stock, along with salt and peppercorns. Simmer gently for 2 to 3 hours, skimming occasionally and adding more water as necessary to keep bones covered.
• Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Strain stock through a colander into a large container. Let bones and vegetables drain thoroughly before discarding. Strain stock again through a fine-mesh or cheesecloth-lined strainer into a container set in the ice-water bath. Let cool, stirring occasionally.
• Cover stock and transfer to refrigerator. When stock has chilled, remove any fat from surface.

BILLIONAIRE'S FRANKS AND BEANS

Steps:

• Lightly score hot dog skins from end to end on 4 sides. This helps keep them flat when they cook. Slice into 1/2-inch rounds.
• Melt butter in large pot over medium heat. Add onions, poblano pepper, celery, and cayenne pepper. Season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir until vegetables are soft and onions are translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir in hot dog slices and cook until heated through and fat from hot dogs mixes with the butter, about 3 minutes. Add brown sugar, ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce; pour in chicken broth. Stir in beans. Raise heat to bring mixture to a simmer; reduce heat to low and cook until flavors mix, about 30 minutes. While beans are cooking, use a wooden spoon to crush some of them against the side of the pot to help thicken the stew. If mixture gets too thick, add more broth.
• Just before serving, stir in chopped green onions.

BUTTER BEAN-AND-MINT PILAF

Steps:

• Fill a small saucepan two-thirds full with water, and bring to a boil over high heat. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 sprig of thyme, 2 bay leaves, and shell beans. Bring to a simmer, and then reduce heat slightly. Cook until beans are tender, about 25 minutes. Let cool in cooking liquid. Drain, reserving some of the cooking liquid.
• Bring stock to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, and celery; cook, stirring, until slightly softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add remaining 2 sprigs thyme, bay leaf, mint, and rice; stir to coat.
• Add simmering stock mixture to rice mixture and stir. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook until rice is tender, 16 to 18 minutes. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; loosely cover to keep warm.
• Place the beans, remaining tablespoon butter, and 2 tablespoons cooking liquid inside a small saucepan set over medium-low heat. Cook until warmed through. Tear mint leaves and add to beans; season with salt and pepper. Fold bean mixture into rice mixture and serve immediately, drizzled with mint oil if desired.

FLOUNDER WITH GREEN BEANS & POTATOES & SAUCE GRIBICHE

Steps:

• ADVANCE VEGETABLE PREP:.
• Boil potatoes until just tender, approximately 15 minutes. Cut in half lengthwise.
• Blanch green beans and/or Romano beans until just crisp in salted water, approximately 3 minutes. Then shock in ice water and pat dry.
• SAUCE GRIBICHE:.
• In a bowl, mix all ingredients except parsley. Taste and adjust seasonings. When ready to serve, mix in parsley.
• FISH PAN:.
• Pat fish fillets dry with paper towels, and season with salt and pepper.
• In a pan large enough to hold all 4 fillets, or in 2 pans if not, heat the oil over moderately high heat until it is almost smoking, then add the fish, skin side up.
• Adjust heat to moderate and cook until golden and crusted, approximately 4 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until fish is almost done, approximately 3 minutes.
• Remove fish, and place on rack to keep warm.
• VEGETABLE PAN:.
• In another large pan, warm the butter over medium-high heat.
• When the butter foams, add potatoes, beans and shallots.
• Turn the heat to medium, and cook, tossing often, until the vegetables are slightly crispy, 3-4 minutes.
• Season vegetables to taste with salt and pepper.
• Plate fish, vegetables and sauce gribiche.

ROASTED RAINBOW TROUT WITH DILL AND LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees with a rack set in upper third of oven.
• Generously butter a large rimmed baking sheet. Place trout on baking sheet skin-side down. Season cavity of each trout generously with salt and pepper; top each with 2 to 4 sprigs of dill and 3 lemon slices. Fold over to enclose the trout and season the skin with salt and pepper; brush lightly with butter. Transfer to oven; cook 4 to 5 minutes. Rotate pan and continue cooking until skin is crispy and golden brown and flesh is just opaque throughout, 4 to 5 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, toss watercress, radishes, feta, and walnuts with vinaigrette. Divide salad evenly between 4 plates. Transfer trout to plates and serve immediately with a dollop of creme fraiche.

FIELD PEA AND CORN SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare a medium-hot charcoal fire or preheat a gas grill to high. Grill the corn, turning often, until the husks are charred in spots and the kernels undergo the color change that indicates that they are cooked, about 10 minutes. (Peel back the husks and check a few kernels to be sure.) When the corn is cool enough to handle, husk it and cut the kernels from the cob. Place them in a large mixing bowl.
• Brush the onion slices lightly with olive oil on both sides. Grill the onion on both sides until charred in spots and lightly softened, about 5 minutes. Dice neatly and place in the bowl with the corn.
• Add the remaining ingredients and toss gently. Let rest at room temperature for 1 hour, then serve.