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Heat butter and 1 tablespoon oil in a 12 inch heavy skillet over medium heat until foam subsides. Cook shallots and garlic with ¼ teaspoon salt and ⅛ teaspoon pepper, stirring occassionally until golden, about 5 minutes. Add wine and boil until reduced by half. Add cream, ½ cup water, sage, ¼ teaspoon salt, and ⅛ teaspoon pepper and bring just to a boil. Add green beans and simmer tightly covered stirring occassionally until beans are tender and liquid is slightly thickened, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to bowl and keep warm.
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Clean skillet, then heat remanining 2 tablespoons oil in skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Pat pork dry and season with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper, then cook, turning once, until lightly browned and just cooked through, about 4 minutes total. Transfer pork to a plate.
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Pour off oil in skillet. Return skillet to medium-high heat and add remaining tablespoon water, stirring and scraping up brown bits. Stir in bean mixture and meat juices from plate and heat over medium heat. Stir in parmesan.
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Serve pork over green beans.