Serves 1
Directions
- 1Prep a bowl of ice water and boil your water at the same time.
- 2Add the green beans to the boiling water and cook for 7-8 minutes until they are bright green, slightly crunchy, and soft to the bite.
- 3Immediately transfer the cooked green beans to the ice water to stop the cooking process and let them cool down.
- 4Peel garlic cloves and zhuzh them with a little avocado oil until it's a watery texture with visible pieces of garlic.
- 5Heat your biggest frying pan and add oil to coat the bottom.
- 6Add green beans to the hot pan in a single layer and let them sit undisturbed for 1 to 2 minutes until blistered, then toss and repeat once more to get a char on the bottom.
- 7Add the zhuzhed garlic to the pan with the green beans and cook and toss for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
- 8Remove the green beans with the oil, garlic, and char from the pan and place them in a serving bowl.
- 9In the same dirty pan, add sesame oil, soy sauce, and coconut sugar (or regular sugar/maple syrup).
- 10Mix the sauce until the sugar melts and it becomes glossy.
- 11Pour the sauce on top of the green beans.
- 12Zest the peels of two full lemons into the green beans.
- 13Juice the two full lemons and add the juice to the green beans.
- 14Salt generously to taste and mix everything together.
- 15Serve immediately.
Ingredients
- 1 Lbs fresh green beans trimmed
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 8 garlic cloves
- 3 tbsp Sesame oil
- 0.25 cup soy sauce or tamari
- 2 tbsp sugar or honey
- 2 small lemons zested and juiced
- Salt
- sesame seeds
- chili flakes
Equipment
bowl of ice waterlarge potzhuzherbiggest frying panzesterwide skillet or wokmetal tongs (note: wooden utensils recommended by comments)
Tips
- Use fresh green beans for the best results.
- The key to these green beans is getting a little char on the bottom.
- The lemon is what makes these green beans truly addictive.
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