The French Way to Cook a Green Bean

Today's Tip

Haricots verts go into aggressively salted boiling water, uncovered, and come out while still squeaking against the tooth. Then straight into ice water. The colour is the proof.

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Salt your water until it tastes like the sea. Boil the beans uncovered for four minutes, then plunge them into ice water. Dress them with butter and salt only when you serve.

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