Blanched Green Beans with Asian Sauce
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4.9
Blanched Green Beans with Asian Sauce
Description
Green beans are briefly boiled for 2-3 minutes, then shocked in cold water to maintain their bright color and crispness. The sauce is prepared by finely chopping chili and green onion, grating garlic and ginger, then combining these with soy sauce, vinegar, lemon juice, and honey. Toasted sesame seeds add a nutty flavor. After frying crushed garlic briefly in olive oil, the blanched beans are added and coated with the sauce, cooking together for a short time to marry the flavors.
This dish provides a fresh vegetable side with a complex, balanced Asian flavor profile. The method emphasizes preserving green bean texture while layering savory, tangy, and mildly spicy notes. It's suited as a side for various meals or a light appetizer.
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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