Green Beans in Mustard Sauce

Name: Green Beans in Mustard Sauce
Ingredients: 1 pound green beans , boiled and drained (reserve cooking water); 1 tablespoon butter or margarine; 1 tablespoon flour; Green bean cooking water + enough milk to total ¾ cup; 3 tablespoons prepared mild yellow mustard; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Chef

Jean Anderson

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Cookbook

The New Doubleday Cookbook

Published by Doubleday

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This image courtesy of Joseph DeLeo

4 servings

CostInexpensive

Easy

Total Timeunder 30 minutes

Make Ahead RecipeYes

OccasionCasual Dinner Party, Family Get-together

Recipe Coursevegetable

Mealdinner

Taste and Texturerich, sharp

Type of Dishvegetable

Ingredients

1 pound green beans, boiled and drained (reserve cooking water)
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 tablespoon flour
Green bean cooking water + enough milk to total ¾ cup
3 tablespoons prepared mild yellow mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

Keep beans warm. Melt butter over moderate heat and blend in flour. Add the ¾ cup liquid and heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Mix in remaining ingredients and heat, stirring, 2-3 minutes to blend flavors. Pour sauce over beans, toss lightly to mix, and serve.

1975, 1985 Doubleday/Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing, Inc.