# The Viral Green Bean Recipe Everyone Is Making

This recipe features blistered, garlicky, lemony, and seriously addictive green beans, perfect as a side dish.

- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 lb green beans
- 0.25 cup neutral oil
- 6 crushed garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp soy sauce or tamari
- 1.5 lemons
- to taste salt

## Instructions

1. Wash and trim the green beans.
2. Place the green beans into boiling water and set a timer for 6 minutes.
3. While the green beans are cooking, prepare ice water.
4. Drain the green beans after 6 minutes.
5. Add the drained green beans to the ice water to shock them and prevent further cooking.
6. Prepare the sauce by mincing or crushing 6-8 medium-sized garlic cloves.
7. Heat a skillet and add 1/4 cup of neutral oil, ensuring the skillet is well coated.
8. Drain the green beans really well to remove all water.
9. Drop the green beans into the hot skillet, keeping it on high heat, and let them start to blister.
10. Add all the garlic to the skillet.
11. Stir in 1 tablespoon of soy sauce or tamari.
12. Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl.
13. Zest and squeeze the juice of 1 1/2 lemons into the bowl with the green beans.
14. Season with salt to taste.
15. Mix everything together and enjoy.

## Equipment

- skillet
- bowl

## Tips

- Do not boil green beans longer than 6 minutes to prevent them from turning brown.
- Shock the green beans in ice water to stop them from cooking further and retain their color.
- Drain string beans really well to avoid splattering when added to hot oil.
- Keep the heat high when blistering the green beans.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/m955QoRuSnY?si=DyYKsXz2HGZNNH8r
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b0d99e6f-bd34-4936-82a6-5a4ba3c2183e
- Extracted: 2026-02-14

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