Family Favorite Green Beans with Almonds and Cranberries
This is our favorite green beans recipe that is flavorful and so easy to make! Sautéed green beans flavored with butter, almonds, dried cranberries, and shallots.
Snip the ends off green beans where the bean attached to the vine.
Prepare ice water bowl by combining cold water and a couple of cups of ice in a large mixing bowl.
Bring a large pot of water to boil and drop green beans in it.(if you don't have a pot large enough, you can do it in 2 batches.) Boil green beans for about 3-4 minutes (depending on thickness).
Take green beans out of the hot water and immediately drop them into the ice water.
After green beans have cooled, take them out onto a paper towel to pat dry.
Sautee Green Beans:
Preheat a large cooking pan over medium heat and add oil and butter. Let butter melt.
Once butter is melted, add sliced shallots and sauté until golden brown.
Add green beans and mix well. Sauté green beans until they almost reach the desired doneness.
Stir in died cranberries and sliced almond and cook a few more minutes, until green beans are the softness you prefer.