Japanese · Side

Sandomame Goma-Miso-ae Green Beans

Name: Sandomame Goma-Miso-ae Green Beans
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a small side
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 450 g green beans, strings removed; 1 tbsp salt, for the cooking water; 80 g red miso (about 4 tbsp); 2 tbsp white sesame seeds; 1½ tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp mirin

Barely tender green beans coated in a coarse dressing of freshly ground toasted sesame and red miso sweetened with sugar and mirin; savoury, nutty and good beside almost anything.

YieldServes 4 as a small side
Hands-on22 min
Total30 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

450 ggreen beans, strings removed
1 tbspsalt, for the cooking water

dressing

80 gred miso (about 4 tbsp)
2 tbspwhite sesame seeds
1½ tbspsugar
1 tbspmirin

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Gluten
Soy
Sesame
Sulfites
Legumes (any)
Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
Barley
Rice
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Alcohol

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Crunchy

Equipment

Stovetop
Mortar and pestle

Season

Summer
Any season

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

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

Budget

Budget: low

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Ingredients

dressing

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