Chinese Green Beans ~ Saxton

lundi 17 septembre 2018

Chinese Green Beans

Posted on 09:11 by marigura

Wonderfully tender-crisp and well seasoned, these Chinese green beans are one of my favorite side dishes.

The secret to delicious Chinese green beans is sautéing them until tender-crisp and not a second longer. The tasty sauce – garlic, ginger, soy sauce and honey – is super flavorful.

I like green beans. I like simple boiled green beans, liberally salted. I love spicy green beans. When tender-crisp, rather than limp and lifeless, green beans are like a salty, spicy snack.

Some recipes for Chinese green beans will instruct you to parboil the green beans prior to sautéing them. I lack the patience for that. I much prefer the method of simply adding a small amount of water to the pan after sautéing the green beans. One-step cooking is always better than two -step cooking, and washing one pot is preferable to washing two!

You don’t have to serve these green beans with a Chinese-style main dish. They are wonderful with any meat or fish. They are also very nice alongside fried eggs.

Still, obviously, these Chinese green beans pair well with Chinese-style dishes. I often serve them with Asian meatballs, Chinese spare ribs or broiler sesame chicken.

Chinese Green Beans

Wonderfully tender-crisp and well seasoned Chinese green beans.

2 tablespoons avocado oil
1 lb. green beans, (ends trimmed )
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add the green beans. Stir-fry for 2 minutes.
Add the garlic and ginger. Stir-fry 1 more minute.
Add the soy sauce and honey. Stir-fry 2 more minutes
Add the water. Cover and steam until tender-crisp, about 2 minutes.
Turn the heat off. Drizzle the Chinese green beans with sesame oil, garnish with sesame seeds and serve.

Chinese Green Beans