Chinese Restaurant Style SautÉed Green Beans Recipes

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.

CHINESE RESTAURANT-STYLE SAUTÉED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• 1. Combine the soy, honey and 1 tablespoon water in a small dish and set near the stove. Set a shallow serving dish near the stove also. 2. in a 10 inch straight sided saute pan, heat the butter with the oil over medium-high heat. When the butter is melted, add the green beans and 1/2 teaspoon salt and toss with tongs to coat well. 3. Cook, turning the beans occasionally, until most are well browned, shrunken and tender, 7 to 8 minutes. Note that the butter in the pan will have turned dark brown. 4. Reduce the heat to low, add the garlic and cook stirring constantly with a heatproof rubber spatula, until the garlic is softened and fragrant, 15 to 20 seconds. 5. Carefully add the soy mixture. Cook, stirring until the liquid reduces to a glazey consistency that coats the beans, 30 to 45 seconds. 6. Immediately transfer the beans to the serving dish, scraping the pan with the spatula to get all of the garlicky sauce. Let sit 2-3 minutes for flavors to develop and serve.