Ratemaking and Green Beans

Energy law devolved into beers with the Prof and the Guest Speaker. Not a bad way to end the class though. Anyway, little time for dinner tonight because I'm crazy busy, but fortunately I had dinner cut washed and marinating over night.

Dinner was pan seared Italian chicken and green beans w/ balsamic and shallots

I wish I wrote down the marinade for the chicken. It was boss. Would have been even better grilled. Basically I made my own Italian dressing to marinade the chicken in. Except it was very spicy. And better. I'll try to remember what I did and tell you one of these days.

G-Beans were a recipe I got from a friend. They were good, but I would make some changes if I did it again.

Here is the recipe she gave me:

Green Beans (trimmed)
Olive Oil (just a drizzle)
Shallots (thinly sliced)
Balsamic Vinegar (however much you want; I add a whole lot)
Salt
Pepper

Preheat oven to 400°

In a large mixing bowl add beans and drizzle olive oil, stir to coat.
Add shallots, balsamic, pinch of salt, and a few turns of fresh ground
pepper. Pour everything onto a baking sheet and spread out. Bake for
about 20 minutes.

The only difference I made was to marinate everything over night. I think this was a very good idea as I think it really intensified the flavors. I think used a 1 lb. of g-beans before trimming and I used one large shallot very thinly sliced. Good chance to practice knife skills. Also, don't skimp on the oil or else your shallots will BURN! I used more than a drizzle.

I think the beans started to look a little pale after that long with that heat. If I did it again I would parboil the beans, cool them down, marinate like I did, and then heat the same way but for like 10 minutes at the most. I will try this recipe again with the necessary changes and get back to you.

Alright. I have a client memo to do. Holla at ya boy.

-w