Jean Coopers String Beans Recipes

STRING BEANS WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• Blanch the string beans in a large pot of boiling salted water for just 1 1/2 minutes. Drain immediately and immerse in a large bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. When they are cool, drain and set aside.
• Heat the butter and olive oil in a very large saute pan over medium heat and cook the garlic for 1 to 2 minutes, tossing occasionally, until lightly browned. Add the string beans, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and toss together. Reheat the string beans and serve.

JEAN COOPER'S STRING BEANS

Steps:

• In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, and cook, stirring occasionally until edges begin to turn golden, about 4 minutes. Add garlic, and cook 1 minute more. Transfer to pressure cooker.
• Add string beans and water. Season with salt and pepper. Place the cooker over medium-high heat. Cook for 1 minute, following manufacturer's instructions for cooking fresh beans. When beans are done, follow manufacturer's instructions for releasing pressure. Remove string beans from cooker. Taste, and adjust for seasoning. Serve immediately.

GARLIC-CAPER STRING BEANS

Steps:

• Boil 1 pound mixed green and wax beans in salted water until crisp-tender, 6 minutes; drain. Chop 3 garlic cloves, 2 tablespoons capers and the zest of 1 lemon and mash together to make a coarse paste; saute in olive oil, 2 minutes. Add the juice of the lemon and bring to a boil. Add the beans and toss until glazed, 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

STRING BEANS WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• Bring 2 cups salted water to a boil in a saucepan. Add the beans, bring the water back to a boil and simmer 6 to 8 minutes. The beans should be crisply tender. Do not overcook. Drain.
• Place the oil and butter in the same saucepan. Add the garlic and cook briefly. The garlic should remain white. Add the beans and chives, and salt and pepper to taste. Toss to blend.

SAUTEED STRING BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a wok over high heat. Reduce heat to medium, and place beans in the wok. Cover, and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with garlic salt, garlic powder, pepper, and minced onion. When beans are almost tender, mix in cocktail onions with liquid. Continue cooking 5 minutes, until heated through.

JEAN'S BEANS, AT HOME OR IN CAMP

Steps:

• Put assorted beans into a large heavy pot and cover with water, about three or four times as much water as beans. Let stand overnight. Drain and cover with fresh water. Cover, bring to boil, then simmer slowly until tender. Test for doneness on beans by blowing on them. If done, the skins will blow right off. The small navy bean will take longer to cook. Do not add meat or other ingredients yet or the beans will not soften. They should boil alone in the water until tender.
• When beans are tender, drain, reserving the liquid. Stick whole cloves in the onion and add to the cooked beans. Add molasses, brown sugar, maple sugar, ketchup, dry mustard, salt Worcestershire sauce and half the reserved liquid. Add meat. Cover and bake at 250F for 6-9 hours, adding extra bean water or more ketchup if the mixture becomes dry Uncover for the last half hour and adjust seasonings, if necessary.
• For camp, prepare the beans up to the final baking stage. Then dig a hole at least 4 inches deeper then the heavy iron bean pot. Prepare enough coals to have a good layer underneath the pot and on top of it. Put the bottom layer of hot coals into the hole, then lower the pot into the hole, covering the lid with foil to keep out any dirt. Cover with remaining coal and bury with at least 3-inches of dirt. Bake in the pit for at least 4 hours, watching that the dirt stay in place, thus holding in the heat.

GARLIC WINE STRING BEANS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, place the green beans with liquid and wine. Cook until heated through; drain.
• Place the cheese in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave on low or medium power in 1 minute intervals, until melted.
• Scoop the melted cheese over the heated green beans, and season with minced garlic to serve.

JUDGE COOPER'S GREEN BEAN DUMPLING SOUP

Steps:

• 1. (SOUP) In a large soup kettle, saute potatoes in oil for about 10 minutes, stirring often. Add stock, bacon and beans and cook until tender.
• 2. (ROUE) In a separate saucepan, melt the butter or margarine and saute the onion and garlic until translucent. Add the flour and cook for three minutes longer. With a whisk, stir in the milk and keep whisking until the mixture is thickened. Set aside.
• 3. (DUMPLINGS) While the soup is simmering, prepare the dumplings. In a separate bowl, mix together dry ingredients: flour, salt and baking powder. In a separate saucepan, bring butter and milk to a simmer. Add the milk/butter mixture to the dry ingredients. Stire with a fork or kneed by hand 2-3 times until the mixture must comes together. Divide the dough into about 16 small puffy dumplings. Roll each piece of dough into a small rough ball. Set dumplings aside.
• 4. Whisk the cream/onion/garlic mixture into the soup. Add milk or cream as needed to adjust the consistency.
• 5. Gently lay the formed dumplings on the surface of the soup. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. The dumplings will float to the top when they are done.
• 6. Serve immediately.