Blanched Green Beans with Asian Sauce
Green beans are a delicious and versatile vegetable enjoyed in various dishes. If you’re looking for a tasty and super healthy way to prepare your green beans, this blanched green beans recipe is a must-try.
The dish features a flavorful Asian sauce of soy sauce, white wine vinegar, lemon juice, honey, chili pepper, ginger, and garlic.
These ingredients combine to create a sweet and tangy sauce with just the right amount of heat from the chili pepper. The green beans are blanched until tender but still crisp, then tossed in the sauce, coating each one with its delicious flavors.
Instructions:
1. To blanche the green beans, you need to cook them for 2-3 minutes in boiling water and then place them in cold or iced water.
2. Start preparing the Asian sauce by finely chopping the chili and the green onion, grate the garlic and ginger, then mix all these ingredients with the soy sauce, vinegar, lemon juice, and honey.
3. Cook the sesame in a frying pan until they start to brown, removing it from the heat before they burn.
4. In a heated pan, add a drizzle of olive oil and fry the crushed garlic for 2-3 seconds. Add the blanched green beans and cook everything together for 1-2 minutes.
Finally, the dish is topped with toasted sesame seeds, adding a nutty crunch to each bite.
Blanched Green Beans with Asian Sauce
Ingredients
Beans:
- 150 g green beans
- 10 ml olive oil
- 1/2 garlic
Sauce:
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp honey
- 1/2 chili pepper
- 0,5 cm ginger
- 1/2 garlic
- 1 green onion
Instructions
How to Blanch the Green Beans:
- It's as simply as cooking them for 2-3 minutes in boiling water and then place them in cold or iced water.
For the sauce:
- Finely chop the chili and the green onion, grate the garlic and ginger, then mix all these ingredients with the soy sauce, vinegar, lemon juice, and honey.
- Cook the sesame in a frying pan until they start to brown, removing it from the heat before they burn.
- In a heated pan, add a drizzle of olive oil and fry the crushed garlic for 2-3 seconds. Add the blanched green beans and cook everything together for 1-2 minutes.
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