American · Side

Green Beans with Butter and Soy

Name: Green Beans with Butter and Soy
Total time: 27 min
Yield: Serves 6 as a side
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tbsp kosher salt, for the boiling water; 900 g green beans, ends trimmed; 2 tbsp canola oil; 30 g yellow onion, finely sliced; 30 g red bell pepper, cut into thin matchsticks; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 3 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce; ½ tsp kosher salt, for finishing; 1 green onion, white and light green parts, finely sliced on the bias; 2 tsp sesame seeds, toasted

Green beans are blanched, shocked, then seared in a smoking pan with onion, red pepper and garlic and glazed in butter and soy sauce. Savoury, glossy and ready in minutes.

YieldServes 6 as a side
Hands-on20 min
Total27 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

1 tbspkosher salt, for the boiling water
900 ggreen beans, ends trimmed
2 tbspcanola oil
30 gyellow onion, finely sliced
30 gred bell pepper, cut into thin matchsticks
4 clovesgarlic, minced
2 tbspunsalted butter
3 tbsplow-sodium soy sauce
½ tspkosher salt, for finishing

To serve

1green onion, white and light green parts, finely sliced on the bias
2 tspsesame seeds, toasted

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Soy
Sesame
Legumes (any)
Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
Wheat
Nightshades (any)
Bell (sweet) pepper
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Scallion (green onion)
Cabbage family (any)
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat

Texture

Crisp
Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
Under 30 min total
Difficulty 1
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: low
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: low

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