Japanese Style Sesame Green Beans Recipes

JAPANESE-STYLE SESAME GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Warm a large skillet or wok over medium heat.
• When the skillet is hot, pour in canola and sesame oils, then place whole green beans into the skillet.
• Stir the beans to coat with oil.
• Cook until the beans are bright green and slightly browned in spots, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat, stir in soy sauce, cover, and let sit about 5 minutes.
• Transfer to a serving platter, and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.

GOMA-AE GREEN BEANS - JAPANESE GREEN BEANS WITH SESAME DRESSING

Steps:

• For the dressing, dry roast sesame seeds in a frying pan for about a couple of minutes, gently jiggling the pan. Careful not to burn them.
• With a pestle and a mortar, partially grind the sesame seeds.
• In a large bowl, mix together ground sesame seeds, soy sauce, sugar, and a pinch of salt.
• Cut the green beans if they are too long. Cook the green beans by boiling until desired tenderness is reached. Drain and briefly run them under running water so that the beans stay green.
• While the green beans still warm, toss them in the sesame dressing.
• The dressing looks more like a paste than dressing but that's exactly how you want it to be, otherwise when mixed with the green beans, the dressing gets too runny and the green beans won't taste as nice.

JAPANESE-STYLE SESAME GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Warm a large skillet or wok over medium heat. When the skillet is hot, pour in canola and sesame oils, then place whole green beans into the skillet. Stir the beans to coat with oil. Cook until the beans are bright green and slightly browned in spots, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat, and stir in soy sauce; cover, and let sit about 5 minutes.
• Transfer to a serving platter, and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.