Sometimes it’s amazing how three simple ingredients, put together, can become an elegant dish.

Everything is cooked in one pan, but two seperate steps. Very simple and takes only 15 minutes to get it to the table.

Ingredients

1 pound green beans
1/4 cup water
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 medium shallots sliced thin
1/2 pound mushrooms (button or any kind you like) sliced
Salt and pepper to taste

Heat the water in a frying pan just to the boil. Add the beans and cook covered for about 5 minutes, just till fork tender, but they still snap.

Drain the water and put cooked beans in a covered dish to keep warm.

In the same pan, heat the oil and add the mushrooms. Cook till almost brown and the water they give off has evaporated, 6-8 minutes, and then add the shallots. Cook till shallots are just soft.

Return the beans to the pan and toss to re-warm.
Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serves 4