Recipes and Cooking Caramelized Green Beans 5.0 (1) Recipe excerpted from Food Between Friends by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Julie Tanous. A longer-than-you-might-expect cook time in the skillet as well as some sugar caramelizes green beans to make them irresistible. By Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Julie Tanous Published on April 10, 2021 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Eva Kolenko Hands On Time: 20 mins Total Time: 55 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 4 1/2 cups Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 3 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 ½ pound green beans, trimmed 1 small shallot, halved 3 garlic cloves, smashed 1 1-inch piece of ginger, peeled and halved ½ teaspoon dried dill Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper ¾ teaspoon sugar Finely grated zest and juice of 1/2 of a lemon Directions In an extra-large stainless-steel or cast-iron skillet melt butter over medium until bubbling. Add green beans and toss well to coat. Add shallot, garlic, ginger, and dill. Season with a big pinch of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, tossing frequently, until beans are darkened in color, slightly wilted, and caramelized, 35 to 40 minutes. Some of the green beans will be darker and softer than others; that's okay. Sprinkle in the sugar and cook another minute to dissolve. Remove pan from heat and stir in lemon zest and juice. Season to taste with more salt and pepper. Serves 4. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 147 Calories 9g Fat 16g Carbs 4g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 4 Calories 147 % Daily Value * Total Fat 9g 12% Saturated Fat 5g 25% Cholesterol 23mg 8% Sodium 154mg 7% Total Carbohydrate 16g 6% Total Sugars 7g Protein 4g Vitamin C 25.4mg 127% Calcium 78mg 6% Iron 2mg 11% Potassium 430mg 9% Folate, total 61.7mcg Vitamin B-6 0.3mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.