Favorite Recipes

Easy Fresh String Beans

Ingredients:

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh String Beans

• 1 or 2 cloves fresh Garlic - sliced or minced

• 1 or 2 Tbsp Olive Oil (can use Vegetable Oil)

• 1 cup Water

• Salt to desired taste

• Black Pepper to desired taste

• Red Pepper Flakes to desired taste

Optional Ingredients to Add

• 2 Tbsp sliced Almonds

• 2 Tbsp crisped fried Onions (store bought or homemade)

Directions

1.     In a bowl, rinse the string beans and cut the stems off. You can cut string beans in uniform size or keep them whole uncut. 

2.     In a deep pot or steamer, add water. Only about an inch of water is needed in the pot. 

3.     Then in the same pot of water, add the olive oil, string beans, garlic and seasonings.  Cover and cook or steam about 15 minutes until string beans are soft.  Stir the string beans to mix and coat the beans with the olive oil and garlic for delicious flavor. 

4.     The almonds or fried onions can be added before serving.  Serve and enjoy!

You can use more or less of these ingredients for your own desired taste.

Easy Crisped Fried Onions

Ingredients

• 2 large Yellow Onions sliced thin (or any other type of onion)

• 1 cup Milk (or Buttermilk)

• 2 cups All Purpose Flour (or Corn Flour)

• Vegetable Oil for frying

• Seasoned Salt to desired taste

• Any Seasoning you like - black pepper, Creole, red pepper, etc.

Directions

1.     In a bowl, soak sliced onions in milk for five minutes or more.

2.     In another bowl, mix flour, salt, pepper, and any other seasonings.

3.     Add a few sliced onions in the flour mix and coat. Repeat until all sliced onions are coated with flour. Let it sit for about ten minutes.

4.     In large pan or deep fryer, add oil and heat until hot.

5.     Add a few coated sliced onions at a time and cook a few minutes until browned.   Repeat until all onions are fried.  Drain on paper towels.

6.     Season with more salt or your favorite seasoning.

7.     Then add on top of your cooked string beans and enjoy!

You can use more or less of these ingredients for your own desired taste.

 Additional Tips:

• Extras can be stored in sealed container or zip lock bag for a few days.

• To crisp back up, reheat in oven or toaster oven for about five minutes.