Lemony Green Beans

Name: Lemony Green Beans
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1/4 cup, water; 2 (2-inch) strips, zest, 1 teaspoon grated zest, and 1 1/2 teaspoons juice, from 1 lemon; , Salt and pepper; 1/2 teaspoon, sugar; 1 pound, green beans, trimmed and cut in half crosswise; 1 tablespoon, unsalted butter

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2010

You can't just squeeze balanced lemon flavor from the fruit. It requires finesse.

SERVES 4

TIME 30 minutes

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