Steakhouse Vegetables

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 carrots, peeled and cut into long thin sticks
• 1 sweet red pepper, seeded and sliced
• 1/2 lb green beans, tips removed
• 1/2 lb yellow beans, tips removed
• 1 large onion, sliced thinly
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme, minced
• salt
• ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat.
• 2 while it heats, find a tight-fitting lid for it.
• 3 splash in a puddle of the oil, then the butter in the middle of the oil.
• 4 swirl gently.
• 5 when the butter just begins to brown, add the vegetables.
• 6 saute for a few minutes until they brighten and start to brown here and there.
• 7 season with the thyme, salt and pepper, then toss evenly.
• 8 add a splash of water and immediately cover with a tight-fitting lid.
• 9 braise for a few minutes until the vegetables finish cooking through.