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sesame green beans

(1 rating)
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Blue Ribbon Recipe by
joeyjoan K
@chachi
Clarkston, MI

This is a combination of 2 recipes or rather taking the best part of a recipe and putting it to better use. The sesame sauce adds a pop of flavor to the green beans, making them less an everyday dish and more like a holiday dish, but easy enough to make any ole day you want.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Serving a sesame peanut butter sauce with the fresh green beans is an excellent pairing. The warm sauce is bursting with sesame and peanut butter flavor. The sauce is a bit spicy but the fresh green beans cool the bite down a bit. We really loved the sauce - it elevates basic green beans. You could use this sauce for fresh spring rolls and steamed dumplings too.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(1 rating)
yield 2 to 4
prep time 10 Min
cook time 5 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For sesame green beans

  • 1/2 c
    smooth peanut butter
  • 1/4 c
    soy sauce, low sodium
  • 1/3 c
    water, warm
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp
    ground ginger
  • 1 Tbsp
    garlic powder
  • 2 Tbsp
    cider vingar
  • 2 tsp
    sesame oil
  • 2 tsp
    honey
  • 1 tsp
    mongolian fire oil
  • 1 Tbsp
    sesame seeds
  • 1 or 2 lb
    fresh green beans

How To Make sesame green beans

  • Softening peanut butter.
    1
    Soften peanut butter over low to medium low heat.
  • Sauce ingredients completely mixed together.
    2
    In a large bowl mix together the peanut butter, soy sauce, water, ginger, garlic, vinegar sesame oil, honey, and fire oil. Set a side.
  • Steamed green beans in a bowl.
    3
    Place the 1 to 2 pounds of beans in a steamer and steam to a soft but firm doneness. They should be crisp to the bite but not hard.
  • Green beans in a serving bowl.
    4
    Place beans in a serving bowl.
  • Pouring the sauce over the green beans.
    5
    Mix the beans with the sesame sauce.
  • Sesame seeds sprinkled onto green beans.
    6
    Sprinkle sesame seeds on top. Serve warm.
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