Chinese Restaurant-Style Sautéed Green Beans Recipe
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Category
American
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Cusine
American
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How to make?
Ingredients
1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Combine the soy sauce, honey, and 1 Tbs. water in a small dish and set near the stove. Set a shallow serving dish near the stove, too. In a 10-inch straight-sided sauté pan, heat the butter with the olive oil over medium-high heat. When the butter is melted, add the green beans and 1/2 tsp. salt and toss with tongs to coat well. Cook, turning the beans occasionally, until most are well browned, shrunken, and tender, 7 to 8 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, add the garlic, and cook, stirring constantly with a heatproof rubber spatula, until the garlic is softened and fragrant, 15 to 20 seconds. Carefully add the soy mixture . Cook, stirring, until the liquid reduces to a glazey consistency that coats the beans, 30 to 45 seconds. Immediately transfer the beans to the serving dish, scraping the pan with the spatula to get all of the garlicky sauce. Let sit for a few minutes and then serve warm.