Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2012

Made these for dinner the other night & the reviews were split. Half of us loved it and the other half would have to pass. Since I'm reviewing, I get to pick the stars--but I will say that it could have used a bit more seasoning--the softness of the green beans (and I let it go quite a bit per the description of "authentic") and I liked that. The olive oil flavored the beans nicely, but I think there needed to be some sort of counter point--maybe the garlic going in sooner or some other herb to complement the cilantro. I'll definitely make this again--even as it is written, though.

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McCrearyacres

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Bronson, Kansas, USA

Living In: Davenport, Iowa, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2012

I sauteed some pine nuts with the garlic. Very good.

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mabanero_pepper

Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2012

Delish. Definitinely get 'em nice and brown.

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AEEVR

Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2012

Holy Cow! This was an INCREDIBLE surprise! I was looking for recipies to use up my cilantro.... this was AMAZING!

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Bygrace73

Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2011

We loved it. Made it as stated in recipe (except for one ingredient). I thought I still had fresh cilantro, but it had already died off. I would love to try it with cilantro next time. Great way to cook green beans. No extra water to boil off the vitamins.

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HESSELMJ

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2011

couldn't be easier and it tasted good. I did add an extra clove of garlic bc we love it but besides that followed recipe exactly. will have to play with heat and cooking time bc I cooked the gr beans until they just started to brown and while the flavor was really good I would have preferred that the beans be just a bit more crisp tender. EDIT: I made these again but used 1/8 c of chili pepper infused EVOO and 1/8 C regular and WOW they are good. spicy and just Yummy! My husband and I eat a whole bag of these in one sitting now. YUM. favorite green been recipe EVER

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jolley900

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Dayton, Ohio, USA

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2011

This was simple and fairly quick. I used a blend of green beans, wax beans, and carrots, sea salt, and dried cilantro. I really liked this dish a lot. My husband did not.

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~TxCin~ILove2Ck

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Living In: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 3, 2011

I followed this recipe exactly and it was very good. I'm not a big fan of green beans but I like this recipe. Next time though, I'll use less olive oil.

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queenrakle

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2011

I make this weekly and figured I should write a review. This is the only way my meat and potatoes husband will eat green beans. It is so simple and delicious! I've made it without cilantro because I didn't have any and it was still good. The cilantro adds another wonderful dimension of flavor, but it's the cooking technique that really makes this dish.

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VJWRIGHT

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: San Diego, California, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2011

Wow!!! Just made this for me and my husband. We gobbled down every bit and could have eaten twice as much. I used 2 tbsp olive oil and put the garlic in at the beginning rather than at the end with the cilantro. wonderful!!!!!

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