Kitchen & Bar

Kitchen & Bar · First run

Three moves. Then cook.

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01 · Tonight

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green beans

In the pantry · 12 uses

green beans

They want either a very short cook or a very long one. Blanched briefly they stay squeaky and green; braised for an hour they go olive-colored and soft and taste far better than that sounds.

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dishes and drinks that need it

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more where it is worth adding

75%

of those are under 30 min

Handling green beans

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What it is usually standing next to

Garlic turns up alongside it in about 50% of them, which is a strong lean rather than a rule.

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If you have twenty minutes

Quickest dish · 12 min

Blistered green beans

Blister, then season. Not boiled.

Built on it · 12

Take it out and the dish is something else. Fastest first.

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