Chinese Garlic Green Beans (Asian Style Recipe)

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Chinese Garlic Green Beans (Asian Style Recipe)

These Chinese garlic green beans are easy, tasty and can be made in less than 15 minutes! Tossed with garlic and sesame seeds – this restaurant-style Chinese garlic green beans recipe makes the perfect side dish!

Prep Time10

Cook Time3

Total Time15

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Asian, Chinese

Servings: people (2-4 depending on size of serving)

Calories: 164kcal

Author: Sonia

Ingredients

200 g Green beans
1 ½ tablespoon Garlic finely chopped/minced
2 tablespoon Olive oil (1 tablespoon to coat green beans, 1 tablespoon for cooking)
Handful Sesame seeds (optional)
Pinch Salt (or to taste)

Instructions

Air fry the green beans

Rinse, dry and trim the green beans (see above for details).
Evenly coat green beans with olive oil.
Preheat the air fryer to 190°C/374°F, line the tray of the air fryer with parchment/baking paper and place the green beans in a row. Cook on “air fry” setting for 8 minutes, turn them half way to evenly cook them. Set aside. (Alternatively shallow fry - see above).

Stir-fry the green beans

Heat oil in a large pan or wok over high/medium heat. Add garlic and sauté for 30 seconds, until garlic is slightly golden.
Add the air-fried (or shallow-fried) green beans and toss with the garlic for another minute.
Add sesame seeds and toss for another 30 seconds, to let the sesame seeds become slightly toasted and crispy. Season with salt and remove from heat, serve and enjoy!

Notes

Use the best equipment for optimum results – use a large non-stick wok for best results. Woks can get hotter than typical frying pans (so you can cook food faster) and the high walls of the wok allow you to easily toss and mix the green beans quickly. Use two wooden spatulas to help you toss the vegetables and noodles. If you do not have a wok you can use a large frying pan or skillet which has slanted or rounded sides.

Prepare ingredients in advance – air fry (or shallow fry) the green beans, chop your garlic (using a food processor for convenience) and keep the sesame seeds and salt ready before heating the wok. This is because the stir fry will happen in minutes – so it is best if everything is ready for ease.

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