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Minted Green Beans and Pearl Onions in a Brown Butter Sauce

6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

1 pint pearl onions
pounds cleaned green beans
1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
1/4 cup European-style butter (such as Keller's)
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
salt and pepper to taste

Method

Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. Add the pearl onions and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the onions from the water with a slotted spoon and cool in a bowl of ice water.

Add the beans to the boiling water and cook for about 2 minutes, or until tender but not mushy. Remove them from the water and cool in the ice water. Peel the onions.

Melt the butter in a medium saute pan. Add the onions and cook until the butter begins to brown. Add the beans, mint and the tarragon and saute until heated through, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.