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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  North American >> Canadian >> Canadian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Bring water to boil and add salt. | 2. Drop beans in slowly so that the water continues to boil. | 3. When all beans are in the pot, add 1 tablespoon of baking soda. | 4. Keep a close eye on the pot as soda will cause it to boil up and over, which means you might have to reduce the heat a bit. | 5. Scum will gather on the top of the water, and this must be scooped off with a spoon. | 6. Continue skimming and stirring until the beans are done, which should take about 8 to 12 minutes. | 7. Drain and serve. | 8. ---To prepare the dressing---. | 9. Melt butter in microwave or in a small pan and stir in the herbs. | 10. Pour over beans. | 11. Serve hot. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
green bean	2	lbs	snapped	281.2276	63.2309	16.6015	1.9958
salt	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
water	4	quarts		-	-	-	-
baking soda	1 -2	tablespoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
butter	3	tablespoons	unsalted	256.5	11.7855	8.0145	21.6
basil	1	tablespoon	chopped	0.6095	0.0702	0.0835	0.017
dill	1	tablespoon	chopped	20.13	3.6412	1.0547	0.9596
parsley	1	tablespoon	chopped	1.368	0.2405	0.1129	0.03

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.