Stir-Fried Garlic Green Beans
Course: snacks, lunch, dinner, sidesCuisine: Chinese, Asian1
servings5
minutes10
minutes83
kcal
Sautéed Garlic Green Beans
This is a restaurant favorite and for good reason! They’re blistered until perfectly wrinkled, bright green with a crunchy texture, and packed with garlic flavor. Such a simple dish but has lots of flavors
Traditionally, these are made using a technique called dry-frying where they flash fry the beans without a batter in hot oil to quickly blister and dry out the food
So I took that same concept and found a method with equally desirable results by dry roasting the green beans. We don’t always have a pot of fry oil at hand nor do we want to heat one up, especially since this is such a simple recipe.
So here’s my ode to this amazing dish
5 Ingredients, done under 15 minutes, packed with flavor… LET’S DO THIS
Macros
83 Calories 10Carb/3Fat/4Protein
This dish is super versatile as you can add spices, other seasonings, condiments and even use different vegetables to change it up
*Can use any other type of broth or simply water
*By not pre-blanching the green beans, I found we get a better char/roast and it also lets the green beans keep its crunch!
Ingredients
1 loose cup Green Beans, unblanched*, ends trimmed
3 Garlic Cloves, minced, add more if you want!
1 tbsp Soy Sauce, more to taste
1 tbsp Chicken Broth*
1/2 tbsp Sweetener, more to taste
Choice of oil/fat to cook
- Garnish
Fried Garlic, optional
Directions
- In a nonstick pan over medium-high heat start by dry roasting the green beans to get a nice charred flavor. Should take 2-3 minutes on each side
- Add a tablespoon of neutral oil and continue to add in the garlic and soy sauce and cook for a minute or until the garlic begins to carmelize
- Add a little bit of chicken broth and mix for two minutes
- Season with sweetener and toss to combine
- Serve and enjoy
- Optionally add some fried garlic for added crunch and texture
