Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 3/4 lb French (Green) beans
1/3 c Butter
5 ea Egg yolks
Salt and pepper
Grated lemon zest
Juice of one lemon
Tabasco sauce
1/2 ts Dried basil

Top and tail the beans and put in a dish with 1/2 cup water. Cover
and microwave on HIGH for 8 minutes. Leave to stand for 5 minutes.
Melt the butter in a bowl in the microwave for 2 minutes on high.
Whisk together the egg yolks, salt and pepper, a few drops of lemon
juice and 1 teaspoon water in a Pyrex bowl. Gradually whisk in a
little of the foaming butter. Heat on high for 1 minute, remove and
whisk again, gradually adding the remaining butter. Return to the
microwave for 1 minute on high. Whisk again.
Add the remaining lemon juice and zest (peel) and a drop of Tabasco
sauce. Whisk well, and if the sauce has not thickened enough, return
the bowl to the microwave for 30 seconds.
Drain the beans, sprinkle with basil, and return to the microwave.
Cook on high for 3 minutes. Stir and serve with the sauce poured
over.

Microwave Hint: To cook green beans, trim the ends, cut long beans
is half and put in a suitable dish. Sprinkle with salt to taste and
add 1/4 cup water. Cover and cook on high for 3 minutes. Test for
tenderness, re-cover and cook for a further 2 to 3 minutes. Leave to
stand, covered, for a further 2 minutes before serving. Sprinkle
with chopped savory.

_The Ultimate Microwave Cookbook_ Elisa Vergne, 1988 Gallery Books
ISBN 0-8317-5985-2 Typos by Jeff Pruett
Submitted By JEFF PRUETT On 08-14-95

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