Brown Sugar Soy Chinese Green Beans Recipes

SOY-AND-SESAME-GLAZED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the beans and cook until just tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water and set aside.
• Meanwhile, whisk the soy sauce, sesame oil, cornstarch, pepper flakes and 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl until smooth.
• Heat the peanut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shallots, garlic, ginger and sesame seeds and cook, stirring occasionally, until the shallots are golden and tender, about 3 minutes. Add the green beans and soy sauce mixture and cook, stirring, until the soy mixture thickens and glazes the green beans, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the vinegar.
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SOY GLAZED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and season generously with salt. Add the green beans and blanch until crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Immediately transfer to an ice bath to stop the cooking, and then remove to a baking sheet lined with paper towels or a cooling rack to drain.
• In a large saute pan over medium-high heat, add the canola oil and butter. When the butter is melted, add the garlic and stir until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the green beans, soy sauce, sesame seeds, and black pepper and saute until the sauce reduces slightly and thoroughly coats the green beans, being careful not to overcook beans.
• Transfer to a serving dish and serve hot.

CHINESE RESTAURANT-STYLE GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Wash beans, trim ends and remove strings.
• Arrange beans in a vegetable steamer (or a colander that will sit nicely in saucepan), and place over boiling water.
• Cover and steam 5 minutes.
• Drain and plunge into cold water, drain again.
• Coat a large nonstick skillet (or wok) with cooking spray or peanut oil and heat until hot.
• Add gingerroot and garlic and saute 30 secs.
• Add beans, saute 5 minutes.
• Combine 2 tablespoons water and remaining 5 ingredients.
• Stir well.
• Add to beans, cook 30 seconds or until thoroughly heated, stirring constantly.

'CHINESE BUFFET' GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Heat peanut oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the garlic, and cook until the edges begin to brown, about 20 seconds. Add the green beans; cook and stir until the green beans begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the sugar, oyster sauce, and soy sauce. Continue cooking and stirring for several minutes until the beans have attained the desired degree of tenderness.

GREEN BEAN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, garlic, sesame seeds, brown sugar and peanut butter; set aside. , In a large skillet, stir-fry green beans in oil until crisp-tender. Remove from the heat. Add the soy sauce mixture; stir to coat.