Garlic-Tarragon Green Beans

Ingredients

• 2 pounds green beans fresh thin
• 2  garlic cloves minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 2 tablespoons salt 
• 0.5 teaspoon tarragon leaves dried
• 2 quarts water 

Equipment

• dutch oven

Directions

1. Bring 2 quarts water and 2 tablespoons salt to a boil in a Dutch oven; add beans. Cook 6 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Plunge into ice water to stop the cooking process; drain.
2. Saut garlic and tarragon in hot oil in Dutch oven over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes or until garlic is tender. (Do not brown garlic.)
3. Add beans, salt, and pepper, and cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated.