This tasty dish makes a very pleasant change from ordinary plain boiled French beans, and is almost worthy of being served as a separate course.

Ingredients

I lb. of French beans, I onion, butter, salt and pepper.

Method

Prepare the beans in the usual way, but do not shred them�-just break them in 3 or 4 pieces. Melt 3 or 4 tablespoons of butter in a deep frying-pan and when hot, put in the chopped onion. Simmer gently, but do not brown the onion. When it is a light golden colour, add the beans, which should have been put in boiling salted water till tender and then well drained�mix well with the onion, season with salt and pepper, and saute the beans till they are just beginning to brown. Turn the whole out on a hot dish and serve at once.