Brown Butter Haricots Verts

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 6 to 8 servings
  • Total: 30 min
  • Prep: 10 min
  • Cook: 20 min
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Ingredients

1/3 cup hazelnuts

Kosher salt

2 pounds haricots verts, trimmed

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces

3/4 cup low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth

Zest of 1 lemon

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spread the hazelnuts on a baking sheet and bake until toasted, about 7 minutes. Let cool slightly, then rub with a kitchen towel to remove the skins; roughly chop and set aside.
  2. Fill a large bowl with ice water and set aside. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the haricots verts and cook until crisp-tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and immediately transfer to the ice bath; let sit until cool, about 2 minutes. Drain and pat dry.
  3. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally with a rubber spatula, until golden brown flecks appear and the butter smells nutty, about 4 minutes. Add the hazelnuts and cook 30 seconds. Remove the hazelnuts and all but 2 tablespoons of the browned butter to a small bowl; cover to keep warm.
  4. Add the broth to the skillet and season with 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, then add half of the haricots verts and cook until warmed through, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a platter using tongs. Repeat with the remaining haricots verts. Top with the hazelnuts. Season with salt and sprinkle with the lemon zest.

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Elizabeth G.

I made these as part of a nice Valentine’s Day dinner for my hubs. Very tasty and made for a lovely presentation along side duck breast and duck fat potatoes. The only drawback was that the hazelnuts were the dickens to peel. For simplicity and to reduce prep time, slivered almonds would be a good substitute. Otherwise, in the end the hazelnuts were a nice touch.

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