Blistered & Blackened Green Beans

Blackened blue lake green beans on a white plate

Blistered & Blackened Green Beans

Blistered and blackened, these green beans seem like they are abused. Instead, they are stir-fried with a simple yet potent combination of Chinese fermented black beans and fresh ginger.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Chinese

Keyword dried fried green beans, green bean recipes

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 2

Servings

Calories 179kcal

Author Agile Test Kitchen

Ingredients

1 lb green beans with stems trimmed off
4 Tb oil
1 tsp ginger minced
2 Tb Chinese fermented black beans minced
2 tsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp sugar

Instructions

Heat 3 Tb oil to medium high heat in a large saute pan. Add an even layer of green beans and fry for 1-2 minutes until the skins are blistered and slightly wrinkled. Remove from pan and set aside on a separate pan. Keep frying green beans in a single layer until all the beans are fried. Add additional oil to the pan as needed.
Heat 1 Tb oil to medium heat, using the same pan the beans were fried in. Add black beans and ginger and stir fry for about 1 minute.
Return blistered green beans to the pan. Season with soy sauce, sugar and more salt if needed to taste. Stir fry for 1-2minutes until beans are heated through.

Notes

If you don't want splattered oil all over your stovetop, roast the green beans at 375 degrees F for 10-15 minutes until cooked through and slightly starting to wrinkle.
If you choose to fry in the skillet, work in batches so the beans get fried in the oil.
The green beans should be washed and dried, so they fry and not steam from residual water left on the beans after washing.

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