Caramelized Green Beans - Looking for recipe?

Question

We had a lunch catered at the office today & they brought a wonderful meal of teriaki meatloaf, loaded potato casserole & carmelized green beans. The beans were still semi-crunchy, carmelized on the outside with small chunks of ham as well.
Does anyone know the recipe for this dish - it was wonderful!!

Thanks!

Answer 1

I make mine by cooking up my bacon or ham and then setting aside and putting a little onion into the bacon drippings and carmelizing them. Then I add my green beans and cook until aldente. I sometimes add a little maple syrup and soy sauce to mine to make a more glazed look.

Answer 2

Green Beans with Caramelized Onions and Almonds
Kosher salt
3 pounds green beans, trimmed of stem end
1/2 cup skin on sliced almonds
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 large onions, sliced thin
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
Freshly ground black pepper

Fill a large high sided skillet with some water, adding enough to be just shy of the rim of the pan by about 1 inch. Place over high heat and bring up to boil; add a big pinch of salt and the green beans. Cook for about 5 minutes, the beans should still be crisp. Drain the beans and then run them under some cold water to stop them from cooking. Reserve the beans while you start the onions.
Return the skillet you cooked the beans in to the cook top over medium heat. Add the almonds and toast stirring every now and then until golden, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the almonds from the skillet and reserve. Return the skillet to the heat and add the butter and olive oil and heat until the butter has melted. Add the onions, season with salt and pepper, and cook stirring frequently until the onions caramelize, 20 to 25 minutes. Add the thyme, and cook for another 5 minutes. Add the cooked cooled green beans and almonds, and stir well to combine. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Answer 3

no, sorry I don't, maybe it's on the net but when I think of carmelized I think of carmel (as in candy) and I don't think carmelized is what you're referring to in beans. I would think when they said carmelized they meant just carmelized in butter in the frying pan (like you would carmelize onions till you can see thru them). Since the "french bean scare" recently (where they took several brands off the shelves) I'm not thinking "beans" today. Why not ask the office staff what they thought was in those beans.

Answer 4

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_3_2x_Crunchy_Green_Beans.asp?sitearea=PED&viewmode=print&