Japanese-Style Sesame Green Beans

Charlotte J's Note:

I'm hoping this is like what is served at one of our favorite restaurants. I found this on the allrecipes site, it was posted by NELLC.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 lb fresh green beans, washed
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Directions:

1. Warm a large skillet or wok over medium heat.
2. When the skillet is hot, pour in canola and sesame oils, then place whole green beans into the skillet.
3. Stir the beans to coat with oil.
4. Cook until the beans are bright green and slightly browned in spots, about 10 minutes.
5. Remove from heat, stir in soy sauce, cover, and let sit about 5 minutes.
6. Transfer to a serving platter, and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.

Reviews

[Cookgirl]

The fresh beans cooked in 5 minutes, adding the sesame seeds the last 1 minute of stir frying to lightly brown. A small amount of toasted sesame oil added some flavor depth. Was a delicious accompaniment to Crab Cakes (Can Be OAMC) especially the extra sauce drizzled over plain brown rice!

[A Good Thing]

These fresh, Japanese style beans went down very well this morning (yes, for breakfast!). I really enjoy crunchy fresh beans so didn't over cook them. The soy sauce adds a nice touch but I adore the flavor of sesame oil in Asian cooking. Made for ZWT6 - Countries of Asia challenge (Japan). Thanks for posting!

[Kumquat the Cat's friend]

This was a good recipe, but a little plain for a 5 star. I had higher hopes for this recipe, sorry.:( I really did like the brown/crisp beans (I used a combo of waxed and green). Thought it could use some garlic, or some kind of additional seasoning. I really love sesame oil, but it just needed something extra. Also made for ZWT 6.