Spicy Garlic-Sesame Green Beans

Name: Spicy Garlic-Sesame Green Beans
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon mirin (Japanese sweet wine); 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 2 teaspoons sesame chili oil; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon sesame seeds; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed; salt to taste

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⏱ 20 mins 🍽 Serves 4 🌶 american 🏷 Side dish

This American side dish features fresh green beans quickly sauteed in a savoury homemade sauce. The sauce combines mirin, soy sauce, sesame chili oil, garlic, and sesame seeds for a spicy, aromatic kick. The entire dish comes together in a single skillet in about 20 minutes, making it a perfect, flavourful accompaniment for any meal. It serves four people and requires minimal preparation.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon mirin (Japanese sweet wine)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 teaspoons sesame chili oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
1 tablespoon peanut oil
1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed
salt to taste

Method

Mix the mirin, soy sauce, sesame chili oil, garlic, and sesame seeds together in a small bowl. Set this prepared sauce to one side.
Warm the peanut oil in a large skillet. Introduce the green beans and saute them for 2 minutes, stirring often. Pour in the sauce and reduce the heat. Keep cooking until the beans are tender to your liking, for 4 to 5 minutes more. Add salt according to taste just before serving.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories98 kcal

Fat6 g

Protein3 g

Sodium233 mg

Recipe details

CategorySide dish

Cuisineamerican

AuthorFrance Cevallos