Soft Green Beans

Modern cooking may champion barely cooked, tender-crisp veggies, but the soft and luscious ones you find in many Southern kitchens, like these super-soft green beans, make a mouthwatering healthy side dish to classic Southern barbecue.

Ingreadient:

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 large onion, finely diced
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
• 2 cloves garlic, sliced
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1 cup unsalted chicken broth
• 1 pound green beans, trimmed

Directions :

1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and crushed red pepper and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
2. Add broth and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt; bring to a simmer. Add green beans, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until very tender, about 20 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer the green beans to a serving dish.
3. Bring the liquid remaining in the pan to a boil over high heat. Boil until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 5 minutes. Drizzle over the green beans.