Garlic Ginger Green Beans #Thanksgiving @MaddieDayAuthor

MADDIE DAY here. Today is the first in two weeks of Thanksgiving-themed posts here at the Kitchen. I'll let my author-chef pals bring you the sweeter and more savory dishes. But I recently found a great recipe for something green, and wanted to share it here. 

Because don't we all want one dish that's green and crunchy to go along with the turkey and stuffing and potatoes and pies on Thanksgiving? This one adds notes of garlic and ginger without overpowering the deliciousness of fresh green beans.

Garlic Ginger Green Beans

I always like to have something green at my Thanksgiving table. This recipe adapted from Julia Moskin's at New York Times Cooking is perfect.

Ingredients

Salt

1 pound green beans (slim haricots verts work especially well), trimmed

2 tablespoons olive oil

¼ cup minced fresh ginger (from 6 inches peeled ginger root)

2 medium garlic cloves, minced

Directions

Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and fill a large bowl with ice water. Boil beans until just tender but still crisp and bright green for 4 minutes or less, being careful not to overcook. When done, drain and plunge beans into ice water to stop cooking.

Lift out immediately when cool and drain on towels. (Recipe can be made to this point up to a day in advance and kept refrigerated, wrapped in towels.)

When ready to cook, heat 2 tablespoons oil in a wide skillet over high heat. Add the ginger, and garlic, and cook, stirring for one minute.

Add beans and cook, stirring and tossing constantly, until beans are heated through and ginger and garlic are softened and aromatic. 

Sprinkle with salt, and remove to a serving dish. Serve hot, or later at room temperature.

(I served mine with a chicken and tomato dish and it was great.)

Readers: what green thing do you like with your Thanksgiving dinner?

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Maddie Day (aka Edith Maxwell) is a talented amateur chef and holds a PhD in Linguistics from Indiana University. An Agatha Award-winning and bestselling author, she is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America and also writes award-winning short crime fiction. She lives with her beau and sweet cat Martin north of Boston, where she’s currently working on her next mystery when she isn’t cooking up something delectable in the kitchen.