Gingered Green Beans

Boomette's Note:

Taken in Coup de Pouce. It's a fast and healthy recipe.

• Total Time: 24 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger , peeled and finely chopped
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 lbs green beans , trimmed
• 2⁄3; cup vegetable stock or 2⁄3; cup chicken stock

Directions:

1. In a thick bottom frying pan, grill the sasame seeds at medium heat, shaking it from time to time, for 3 minutes or until they're golden. Set aside.
2. In a non-stick frying pan with cover, heat the oil at medium heat. Add garlic, ginger, salt and pepper and cook for about 30 seconds or until garlic and ginger begins exit their aroma. Add green beans and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add vegetable stock, cover and cook 6 minutes. Remove the cover and keep on cooking for about 2 minutes or until the liquid is evaporated and green beans are tender but still crisp. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Reviews

[awalde]

WOW! My children (as us as well) loved this dish very much. We love the ginger, garlic and semame combo!
Done for "Ramadan Tag Game 2011" with an addition of carrots for "Stop and Color August in the Photo Forum". Yummy!
Completed with nasi lemak (Indonesian coconut rice) fried onion and roasted peanuts.
Really great I should make make more of these!
Thanks a lot for your recipe!

[breezermom]

The smell you get while these are cooking is worth making the recipe! I was afraid I would overcook the beans and lose that vibrant green color, and my beans turned out a bit crispier than I'd like. However, when I reheated them for lunch today, they became the perfect texture for me! I cut the oil just a bit, and everything turned out fine with some quick stirring. Thanks for sharing! Made for Photo Tag!