Friday, March 12, 2010

Green Beans With Chipotle Butter

The original recipe called for twice as much butter, which is delicious but not necessary. Serve with cornbread butternut squash and mushroom casserole.

This makes a *lot* of beans--1/2 a pound is more than enough for two people.

Ingredients
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperatureunsalted butter
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped canned chipotle chile
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 pounds green beans, trimmed


Blend butter, chile, vinegar, and salt in mini processor until smooth.
Transfer to small bowl, do ahead can be made 3 days ahead.
Cover and chill.

Cook beans in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp tender, about 5 minutes; drain and pat dry.
Do ahead can be made 3 hours ahead.
Let stand at room temperature.
Melt chipotle butter in large pot over medium high heat.
Add beans and toss until coated and heated through, about 3 minutes.
Transfer to bowl.
Chipotle chiles are dried, smoked jalapenos canned in a spicy tomato sauce, which is sometimes called adobo.
They are available at some supermarkets, specialty foods stores, and Latin markets.

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