Thursday, November 7, 2013

Green Beans Bundles

I had the idea to par-boil green beans, meaning cook them in boiling water for a couple of minutes, and then wrap them in prosciutto before sautéing in a pan. Don't think the picture does it justice but they were perfect little bundles even my husband was impressed with. However (of course there has to be a however), I should have thought about how much prosciutto I used. Although they ended up perfectly cooked, due to the large ribbon of meat, they actually ended up kind of salty. At first it was delicious but into the second bundle, I chugged a tall glass of water. So the learning lesson for next time is to cut the prosciutto into one inch strips to avoid salt overload.
The chicken pictured was drumsticks cooked with a sliced onion, 2 chopped cloves of garlic, 1 cup of whole mushrooms, 2 cups of water, salt and pepper and a few sprigs of fresh thyme. They simmered together for about 30-45 minutes and it came out good and was easy as pie.


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