Green Beans with Peanuts Recipe by Ruth Paget
Serves 4
Ingredients:
-3 to 4 tablespoons butter
-1/4 cup chopped, salted peanuts
-1 teaspoon salt
-1 teaspoon pepper
-1 teaspoon nutmeg
-1 tablespoon lemon juice
-1 (15-ounce) can green beans with canning water
Steps:
1-Sauté peanuts in melted butter until golden in a skillet. Add seasonings and lemon juice and stir. Keep warm
2-Heat green beans in canning water in a pot and drain when hot.
3-Pour peanut mixture over the green beans and serve warm.
Source: Rose Pennington – circa 1950s
By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
