Addictive Green Beans

Name: Addictive Green Beans
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

Serves 1

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Addictive Green Beans

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Serves 1

Directions

1Boil fresh green beans in water for about 7 to 8 minutes until they are bright green, slightly crunchy, and soft to the bite.
2Immediately transfer the boiled green beans into ice water to stop the cooking process and let them cool down.
3Peel garlic cloves, add a little avocado oil, and zhuzh until it has a watery texture with visible garlic pieces.
4Heat your biggest frying pan or wide skillet over high heat and add oil to coat the bottom.
5Once the oil is shimmering, add the green beans in a single layer and let them sit undisturbed for 1 to 2 minutes until blistered.
6Toss the green beans and repeat the blistering process once more.
7Add the prepared garlic directly to the pan with the green beans and cook and toss for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
8Remove the green beans and garlic to a serving bowl.
9In the same dirty pan, add sesame oil, soy sauce, and coconut sugar (or regular sugar/maple syrup).
10Mix the sauce just until the sugar melts and it becomes glossy.
11Pour the sauce over the green beans.
12Zest two full lemons and add the zest to the green beans.
13Juice the two lemons and add the lemon juice to the green beans.
14Generously salt to taste and mix all ingredients 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 waterpotzhuzherbiggest frying panzesterwide skilletwok

Tips

Prep a bowl of ice water and boil water at the same time.
Get a little char on the bottom of the green beans.
Make the sauce in the same dirty pan.

Addictive Green Beans

Serves 1

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Addictive Green Beans

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Serves 1

Directions

1Boil fresh green beans in water for about 7 to 8 minutes until they are bright green, slightly crunchy, and soft to the bite.
2Immediately transfer the boiled green beans into ice water to stop the cooking process and let them cool down.
3Peel garlic cloves, add a little avocado oil, and zhuzh until it has a watery texture with visible garlic pieces.
4Heat your biggest frying pan or wide skillet over high heat and add oil to coat the bottom.
5Once the oil is shimmering, add the green beans in a single layer and let them sit undisturbed for 1 to 2 minutes until blistered.
6Toss the green beans and repeat the blistering process once more.
7Add the prepared garlic directly to the pan with the green beans and cook and toss for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
8Remove the green beans and garlic to a serving bowl.
9In the same dirty pan, add sesame oil, soy sauce, and coconut sugar (or regular sugar/maple syrup).
10Mix the sauce just until the sugar melts and it becomes glossy.
11Pour the sauce over the green beans.
12Zest two full lemons and add the zest to the green beans.
13Juice the two lemons and add the lemon juice to the green beans.
14Generously salt to taste and mix all ingredients together.
15Serve immediately.