This is super healthy, quick and easy stir-fried tender green beans with shallots and minced garlic. It’s budget-friendly and a perfect side dish for weekday dinner.
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Makes: 4 Servings Preparation Time: 10 Minutes Cooking Time: 8 minutes
Course: Side Dish, Stir-fry, Chinese
Cuisine: Vegan, Asian, Chinese
Author: Healthy Asian Cuisine
Ingredients
- 200g/7oz green beans (string beans or French green beans [Haricot Vert])
- 3 large long Jersey shallots (or 5 small round shallots)
- 4 large garlic cloves
- ½ tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ½ -1 tablespoon low sodium soya sauce, or tamari
- 1 teaspoon coconut sugar (date sugar or cane sugar)
- 1 teaspoon sesame seed oil
- Salt to taste
To Garnish (Optional)
- 1 teaspoon roasted almond slices (optional)
Method
Step 1: Preparing the Beans
- Prepare the beans by cutting off the harder stem and leaving the other end on as it’s edible and looks nice too. Note: If the beans are large, cut them diagonally into bite-sized pieces. Wash the beans, drain, and pat dry. Set aside.
- Peel and finely chop the shallots.
- Peel and crush the garlic with a garlic press.
Step 2: Cooking the Beans
- Heat a wok or a large sauté pan and heat over high heat. Add the oil.
- Once the oil is hot and lightly smoking, add the minced shallots and stir-fry for about 1 to 2 minutes. Fry the chopped shallots until they start to turn into a brown or golden colour.
- Then add the garlic into the pan and cook for another 30 seconds, being careful not to burn the garlic.
- Add the beans to the pan and stir-fry for about 2 to 3 minutes, stirring to combine all the ingredients.
- Stir-fry the beans until they are nearly cooked then mix in soya sauce and coconut sugar. Continue to stir-fry to evenly mix soya sauce and coconut sugar with everything in the pan. Note: At this moment, you can add a tablespoon of water at a time to deglaze the caramelized shallots and coconut sugar that stick to the bottom of the pan.
- Lastly, add sesame seed oil and stir to mix everything evenly in the pan. Note: At this moment, also taste the beans; add some salt or more sugar according to your preference.
- Cook until the beans are turning bright green, cooked and still crisp. Transfer immediately to a serving bowl and garnish with toasted almond slices. Serve as a side dish immediately with rice or noodle and tuck in.
| NOTES: · Stir-fry the beans according to the doneness you prefer, some people like it soft by leaving it to cook longer but I like it crunchy. · If using older and larger beans, cook longer or cut them diagonally into bite-sized pieces to aid the cooking speed. |
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