1Prep beforehand the bowl of ice water and boil your water at the same time.
2Prep beforehand the bowl of ice water and boil your water at the same time.
3Prep beforehand the bowl of ice water and boil your water at the same time.
4Take all the green beans and boil them in the water for about 7 to 8 minutes until they still have a beautiful green color and a slight crunch but are soft to the bite.
5Take all the green beans and boil them in the water for about 7 to 8 minutes until they still have a beautiful green color and a slight crunch but are soft to the bite.
6Take all the green beans and boil them in the water for about 7 to 8 minutes until they still have a beautiful green color and a slight crunch but are soft to the bite.
7Throw the green beans directly into the ice water and let them sit to stop the cooking process.
8Throw the green beans directly into the ice water and let them sit to stop the cooking process.
9Throw the green beans directly into the ice water and let them sit to stop the cooking process.
10While they are cooling down, take your zhuzher and all your peeled garlic, add a little avocado oil, and zhuzh it up until it's a watery texture but you still see pieces of garlic.
11While they are cooling down, take your zhuzher and all your peeled garlic, add a little avocado oil, and zhuzh it up until it's a watery texture but you still see pieces of garlic.
12While they are cooling down, take your zhuzher and all your peeled garlic, add a little avocado oil, and zhuzh it up until it's a watery texture but you still see pieces of garlic.
13Get your biggest frying pan, add your oil in there.
14Get your biggest frying pan, add your oil in there.
15Get your biggest frying pan, add your oil in there.
16Add green beans to the pan in a single layer and get them a little charred on the bottom.
17Add green beans to the pan in a single layer and get them a little charred on the bottom.
18Add green beans to the pan in a single layer and get them a little charred on the bottom.
19Once they have a nice char, add your garlic to it, as much or as little as you want, and cook and toss for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
20Once they have a nice char, add your garlic to it, as much or as little as you want, and cook and toss for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
21Once they have a nice char, add your garlic to it, as much or as little as you want, and cook and toss for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
22Remove green beans to a serving bowl.
23Remove green beans to a serving bowl.
24Remove green beans to a serving bowl.
25In the same dirty pan, add sesame oil, a little soy sauce, and some coconut sugar (or regular sugar, or even maple syrup).
26In the same dirty pan, add sesame oil, a little soy sauce, and some coconut sugar (or regular sugar, or even maple syrup).
27In the same dirty pan, add sesame oil, a little soy sauce, and some coconut sugar (or regular sugar, or even maple syrup).
28Mix the sauce just until the sugar melts and it becomes glossy.
29Mix the sauce just until the sugar melts and it becomes glossy.
30Mix the sauce just until the sugar melts and it becomes glossy.
31Pour the sauce on top of the green beans.
32Pour the sauce on top of the green beans.
33Pour the sauce on top of the green beans.
34Zest two full lemons into the green beans.
35Zest two full lemons into the green beans.
36Zest two full lemons into the green beans.
37Juice the two full lemons and add the juice to the green beans.
38Juice the two full lemons and add the juice to the green beans.
39Juice the two full lemons and add the juice to the green beans.
40Salt it up generously to taste and mix it all together.
41Salt it up generously to taste and mix it all together.
42Salt it up generously to taste and mix it all together.
43Serve immediately.
44Serve immediately.
45Serve immediately.
Ingredients
1 Lbs fresh green beans trimmed
1 Lbs fresh green beans trimmed
1 Lbs fresh green beans trimmed
2 Lbs fresh green beans trimmed
2 Lbs fresh green beans trimmed
2 Lbs fresh green beans trimmed
2 tbsp. avocado oil
2 tbsp. avocado oil
2 tbsp. avocado oil
8 garlic cloves
8 garlic cloves
8 garlic cloves
10 garlic cloves
10 garlic cloves
10 garlic cloves
3 tbsp. Sesame oil
3 tbsp. Sesame oil
3 tbsp. Sesame oil
0.25 cup soy sauce or tamari
0.25 cup soy sauce or tamari
0.25 cup soy sauce or tamari
2 tbsp sugar or honey
2 tbsp sugar or honey
2 tbsp sugar or honey
2 small lemons zested and juiced
2 small lemons zested and juiced
2 small lemons zested and juiced
Salt
Salt
Salt
sesame seeds or chili flakes
sesame seeds or chili flakes
sesame seeds or chili flakes
Equipment
bowl of ice waterpotzhuzherfrying panwokzesterserving bowl
Tips
Use fresh green beans that are big and fat.
Prep a bowl of ice water and boil water at the same time.
The key to the green beans is getting a little char on the bottom while still maintaining crunchiness.
You can use regular sugar or maple syrup for the glaze.
Adjust the amount of lemon for your preferred tanginess; 1 lemon can be used if you don't like it too tangy.