Ingredients:

  • 4 oz smoked turkey breast or leg, finely diced
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1.5 lbs fresh green beans, trimmed and snapped
  • 1/4 cup water or low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt

Instructions:

  1. Heat a 12 inch cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add the olive oil and diced smoked turkey.
  2. Sauté for 3-5 minutes until the turkey edges are mahogany colored and the fat has rendered. Don't stir too often; let them sear.
  3. Stir in the butter. Once it starts foaming, add the sliced garlic and red pepper flakes.
  4. Stir constantly for 60 seconds until the garlic is fragrant and pale gold.
  5. Toss in the green beans and black pepper. Stir quickly to coat the beans in the turkey fat.
  6. Pour in the water or chicken broth.
  7. Immediately cover the skillet with the lid and reduce heat to medium. Let them steam for 3 minutes.
  8. Remove the lid and increase the heat to high.
  9. Sauté for another 2-3 minutes, stirring frequently, until the liquid evaporates and the beans look blistered.
  10. Taste for salt and add the sea salt only if needed, as the turkey is already salty.