Embark on a culinary journey to savor the vibrant flavors of Chinese green beans, a delectable dish that tantalizes taste buds with its crisp texture and symphony of savory, spicy, and aromatic notes. This versatile vegetable, also known as string beans or haricots verts, takes center stage in a myriad of enticing recipes, each offering a unique twist on this classic ingredient. From the fiery Szechuan green beans to the comforting stir-fried green beans with garlic, and the classic green beans in oyster sauce, this article presents a treasure trove of culinary delights that will elevate your home cooking to new heights. Whether you seek a quick and easy side dish or a showstopping main course, these recipes are guaranteed to satisfy your cravings and leave you yearning for more.
Here are our top 17 tried and tested recipes!
'CHINESE BUFFET' GREEN BEANS
Every time my family and I go to a Chinese buffet we make a bee line for the green beans! This is a simple and tasty re-creation of that much loved side dish, goes well with any Asian meal. Make sure to slice the garlic, don't use a garlic press. Oyster sauce can be found in the Asian section of your grocery store, at an Asian grocery store, and online.
Provided by roweena
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Green Beans
Time 25m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat peanut oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the garlic, and cook until the edges begin to brown, about 20 seconds. Add the green beans; cook and stir until the green beans begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the sugar, oyster sauce, and soy sauce. Continue cooking and stirring for several minutes until the beans have attained the desired degree of tenderness.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 54.5 calories, Carbohydrate 8.1 g, Fat 2.3 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 140.7 mg, Sugar 3.2 g
CHINESE "DRY-FRIED" GREEN BEANS
Steps:
- Preparing the ingredients: Wash the green beans, drain thoroughly, and trim the tops and bottoms. Cut the green beans on the diagonal into slices approximately 2 inches long. Chop the garlic, ginger and scallions. Dry-Frying: Heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Add the green beans and stir-fry until they start to shrivel or "pucker" and turn brown (6 to 7 minutes for longbeans). Remove the green beans from the wok and drain in a colander. Cooking the aromatics: Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok on high heat. Add the garlic, ginger and scallions. Stir-fry for a few seconds, then add the chili paste and stir-fry for a few more seconds until aromatic. Assembling: Add the green beans and the dark soy sauce, sugar, salt, and pepper if using. Stir everything together, and taste and adjust the seasoning if desired. Serve hot.
CHINESE GREEN BEANS RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: vegetable oil, string bean, garlic, ginger, scallions, shiitake mushrooms, ground pork, dried red chilies, chili paste, soy sauce, rice wine, white pepper
Provided by Tasty
Categories Sides
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large pan or wok, heat the oil over high. Fry the string beans until they start blistering. Remove the string beans.
- In the same pan or wok, add the garlic, ginger, and scallions. Fry until fragrant.
- Add the mushrooms and ground pork. Fry until the pork is mostly done. Stir in the the dried red chilies and chili paste.
- Add the string beans back the pan/wok. Toss to combine everything. Add the soy sauce, rice wine, and a dash of white pepper. Serve!
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 399 calories, Carbohydrate 24 grams, Fat 26 grams, Fiber 9 grams, Protein 20 grams, Sugar 12 grams
CHINESE GREEN BEANS
Delicious and spicy green beans, just like your favorite Chinese restaurant. Be careful with the sesame oil, or it can overpower your beans. Prep time includes steaming the beans.
Provided by BoxOWine
Categories Vegetable
Time 17m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Wash beans, trim ends and remove strings.
- Arrange beans in a vegetable steamer (or a colander that will sit nicely in saucepan), and place over boiling water.
- Cover and steam 5 minutes.
- Drain and plunge into cold water, drain again.
- Coat a large nonstick skillet (or wok) with cooking spray or peanut oil and heat until hot.
- Add gingerroot and garlic and saute 30 secs.
- Add beans, saute 5 minutes.
- Combine 2 tablespoons water and remaining 5 ingredients.
- Stir well.
- Add to beans, cook 30 seconds or until thoroughly heated, stirring constantly.
CHINESE GROUND PORK AND GREEN BEANS
This is one of my three favorite Chinese dishes. Equally good with ground beef. In this day and age, I expect some people to dry fry the green beans in a hot skillet, but deep frying them quickly doesn't add much if any oil and it draws out the moisture nicely. Another possibility would be to toss the trimmed green beans with a tablespoon of peanut oil and roast at 500 degrees F for 10 to 15 minutes. The idea is to get moisture out of the beans so they will absorb the sauce. Prepare ingredients ahead of time and this will come together quickly. To tell the truth, I double or triple the garlic, scallions and ginger, and use half to 3/4 teaspoon hot bean paste, but this is more or less the original recipe. Feel free to adapt to your taste. I like spicy but not hot. The prep time does not include mincing, chopping, trimming the vegetables.
Provided by BarbryT
Categories Asian
Time 15m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Trim the green beans. Heat oil for deep frying to 375 degrees. Deep fry green beans for 1-2 minutes, until wrinkled. You may want to do this in batches to prevent the oil temperature from dropping. Drain on paper towels. You may do this step ahead of time and refrigerate but be sure to bring the green beans back to room temperature before proceeding.
- Mix sauce ingredients and set aside.
- Heat wok or skillet over medium high to high heat, add 2 T oil, swirl to cover the surface and heat a few seconds. Turn heat to medium and put in the garlic, scallions and ginger and stir fry a minute or two.
- Turn heat back up to medium high; crumble ground pork into the seasonings in the wok and stir fry, breaking up large lumps, until the meat no longer is pink.
- Pour the sauce over the meat and stir quickly a few times to season evenly. Add the 1/4 cup of broth, even out the meat, cover and let it steam-cook vigorously for 3 to 4 minutes. (I set the lid ajar so the sauce will cook down a bit).
- Turn heat high, add the green beans and toss and stir until the sauce thoroughly coats the beans and the meat clings nicely to them.
- Splash in the 1 t cider vinegar and 1 t sesame oil, give the contents a good fast turn or two and serve over rice.
'CHINESE BUFFET' GREEN BEANS
From allrecipes.com, but I need to post it here for safekeeping, because this recipe is amazing! I had to cook my beans longer than I thought to get them soft enough for my taste. So you might give yourself a little more time, depending on how you prefer your beans!
Provided by AnnieLynne
Categories Vegetable
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat peanut oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Stir in the garlic, and cook until the edges begin to brown, about 20 seconds.
- Add the green beans; cook and stir until the green beans begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the sugar, oyster sauce, and soy sauce.
- Continue cooking and stirring for several minutes until the beans have attained the desired degree of tenderness.
SPICY CHINESE MUSTARD GREEN BEANS
A zesty, spicy addition to any meal. Great for traveling and picnics.
Provided by dumbblonde
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Green Beans
Time 48m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add green beans and cook uncovered until bright green, about 3 minutes. Drain in a colander and immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes to stop the cooking process. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.
- Mix mustard powder and cold water together in a small bowl to make a paste. Stir in vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, sesame seeds, sugar, and salt.
- Pour mustard paste mixture over green beans; toss to coat. Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 88.5 calories, Carbohydrate 9.2 g, Fat 5.2 g, Fiber 4.2 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 814 mg, Sugar 1.7 g
BROWN SUGAR-SOY CHINESE GREEN BEANS
A SUPER dish for green beans! Easy and quick! Very flavorful to add as a side dish to your meal. This dish goes well with chicken, pork and beef entrees.
Provided by Seasoned Cook
Categories Vegetable
Time 22m
Yield 2-3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Rinse green beans and trim ends off. Leave beans in long lengths.
- Blanche beans for 4 minutes in hot water. Immediately immerse into bowl of ice water to stop cooking and retain bright color. Remove and pat dry.
- In a small bowl, mix all remaining ingredients except butter. Place beans in a saucepan with butter. Add mixture and sautee green beans for 2 minutes. Shake pan to gently let beans roll.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
CHINESE RESTAURANT-STYLE SAUTÉED GREEN BEANS
Steps:
- 1. Combine the soy, honey and 1 tablespoon water in a small dish and set near the stove. Set a shallow serving dish near the stove also. 2. in a 10 inch straight sided saute pan, heat the butter with the oil over medium-high heat. When the butter is melted, add the green beans and 1/2 teaspoon salt and toss with tongs to coat well. 3. Cook, turning the beans occasionally, until most are well browned, shrunken and tender, 7 to 8 minutes. Note that the butter in the pan will have turned dark brown. 4. Reduce the heat to low, add the garlic and cook stirring constantly with a heatproof rubber spatula, until the garlic is softened and fragrant, 15 to 20 seconds. 5. Carefully add the soy mixture. Cook, stirring until the liquid reduces to a glazey consistency that coats the beans, 30 to 45 seconds. 6. Immediately transfer the beans to the serving dish, scraping the pan with the spatula to get all of the garlicky sauce. Let sit 2-3 minutes for flavors to develop and serve.
CHINESE PEPPERED GREEN BEANS
Bright, crisp and spicy with crushed green peppercorns, fresh red chile pepper and garlic, these green beans will add lots of flavor and color to your meal. If you can't find Chinese yardlong or 'snake' beans, then regular green beans will do just fine.
Provided by HEIDI WRIGHTSMAN
Categories Side Dish Vegetables
Time 13m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a small bowl, using the bottom of a glass or jar, crush the peppercorns into a coarse pulp. Stir in the cilantro.
- Heat oil in a large wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in beans, garlic, brown sugar, chile pepper, peppercorns and cilantro. Stir-fry for 45 seconds. Pour in the water and cover to steam for about 2 minutes. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 68.7 calories, Carbohydrate 9.9 g, Fat 2.4 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 143.9 mg, Sugar 1.8 g
GLAZED CHINESE LONG BEANS(OR GREEN BEANS)
Delicious, bold flavors from Aaron McCargo on Big Daddy's House! If you can't find long beans, use regular green beans, and feel free to cut them into bite size pieces if you like. I changed it just a little. Enjoy! Try this with asparagus! Yum!
Provided by Sharon123
Categories Vegetable
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large pot of boiling water, blanch long beans for 2 minutes until slightly tender. Allow to cool.
- If you like your beans crunchy, skip the blanching.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add butter. Add scallions, ginger and garlic. Mix together. Add red pepper flakes and long beans. Allow to cook for a few minutes.
- Stir in stock, honey and sesame oil. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and add sesame seeds, if desired. Mix together.
CHINESE STYLE DRY SAUTEED GREEN BEANS
Steps:
- Heat peanut oil in wok. Cook beans over mod. high heat til well wilted and partially blackened. Remove from wok. Turn off heat and add the garlic, ginger and chili paste. Add a little more oil if needed. Let this sit a minute or two in the wok. Mix together sauce ingredients. Turn heat back on, add sauce ingredients and beans. Saute until sauce is reduced and glazes the beans. Top with a little sesame oil.
SPICY CHINESE GREEN BEANS
Recipe is from the Favorite Recipe Book. This Asian-style stir-fry sounds delicious with the fresh green beans.
Provided by DailyInspiration
Categories Vegetable
Time 25m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Wash beans; trim ends, and remove strings. Slice beans in half lengthwise, and set aside.
- Combine soy sauce and next 5 ingredients, stirring until smooth. Set aside.
- Cook ginger and garlic in hot peanut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat for 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Add beans and cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir soy sauce mixture, and add to beans; cook stirring constantly, 1 minute or until mixture thickens. Remove from heat, and sprinkle with a few drops of sesame oil. Serve immediately.
CHINESE ROASTED DUCK SALAD WITH ENDIVE, GREEN BEANS AND HOISIN-BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE
Steps:
- To prepare the vinaigrette, in a blender combine the mustard, vinegars, hoisin sauce, garlic, ginger, and shallots and puree until smooth. With the machine running, slowly add the oils until incorporated. Season with salt. Refrigerate until needed. In boiling salted water, blanch the haricots verts for about 2 minutes and the snow peas for 1 minute, Transfer to an ice bath to cool. In a bowl, combine the haricots verts, snow peas, greens, endive, sprouts and duck. Toss with 1/2 cup of vinaigrette. To serve, divide the salad among individual plates. Top with the scallions, cilantro and sesame seeds.
CHINESE BUFFET GREEN BEANS RECIPE - (4.4/5)
Provided by Johanna
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat peanut oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the garlic, and cook until the edges begin to brown, about 20 seconds. Add the green beans; cook and stir until the green beans begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the sugar, oyster sauce, and soy sauce. Continue cooking and stirring for several minutes until the beans have attained the desired degree of tenderness.
CHINESE STYLE GREEN BEANS
These go great with most any Asian themed dish and also to get more green veggies into your diet!
Provided by Amy H.
Categories Vegetables
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Just blanch green beans in boiling water. Drain and set aside.
- 2. Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the garlic, and cook until just starting to soften and become aromatic.
- 3. Add the green beans and stir-fry until they begin to soften. Stir sugar and soy sauce. Continue to cook for five more minutes.
- 4. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and serve!
EMERIL'S FAVORITE CHINESE CHICKEN WITH GREEN BEANS
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine the chicken, 4 1/2 teaspoons of the soy sauce, and Asian spice blend. Toss to coat and let sit for 10 minutes. In a separate bowl, combine the shrimp and water. Let sit for 15 minutes. Drain and roughly chop. In a large wok or saute pan, heat the oil over high heat. Add the beans and shallow fry until wrinkled, stirring, about 2 minutes. Remove and drain on paper towels. Remove all but 1 tablespoon of the oil and add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 10 seconds. Add the chicken and stirring constantly, cook until brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the chopped shrimp, greens beans, cashews, hoisin, remaining 3 teaspoons of soy sauce, seasame seeds, sirachi, and red pepper flakes. Stir to coat, and cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and serve immediately, garnished with green onions.
Tips:
- Prep your beans: Trim the ends of the green beans and remove any strings. You can also cut them into smaller pieces if desired.
- Use high heat: When stir-frying, it's important to use high heat to get a good sear on the beans. This will help them retain their color and flavor.
- Don't overcrowd the pan: When stir-frying, it's important to not overcrowd the pan. This will prevent the beans from cooking evenly.
- Cook in batches: If you have a lot of beans to cook, cook them in batches. This will help ensure that they cook evenly.
- Season to taste: Once the beans are cooked, season them to taste with salt, pepper, and other desired seasonings.
- Serve immediately: Chinese green beans are best served immediately after cooking. This will help them retain their color and flavor.
Conclusion:
Chinese green beans are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed as a side dish or main course. They are easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With a few simple tips, you can make Chinese green beans that are sure to impress your family and friends.
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