This recipe from Simply in Season makes a great side dish – or add chicken or tofu and serve over rice for a main dish.
FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Thai Green Beans
5 cups green beans
2 tsp sesame oil
1/2 onion (chopped; I also added a small hot pepper)
2 Tbs ginger root (peeled and minced)
3 cloves garlic (minced)
3 Tbs soy sauce
2 Tbs Thai sweet chili sauce (I used a garlic/chili sauce)
1. Steam the green beans for 8-10 minutes or until lightly crunchy.
2. Saute’ the onion, ginger root, and garlic in the sesame oil in a large frying pan.
3. Add the sauces to taste and heat through.
Servings: 4
The Verdict: This was a very flavorful way to make green beans. It was a bit on the spicy side so next time I’ll use a little less of the chili sauce. DH approved.
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1/4 of a recipe (8.1 ounces).
Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
Amount Per Serving
Calories 150.06
Calories From Fat (50%) 75.54
% Daily Value
Total Fat 8.93g 14%
Saturated Fat 1.61g 8%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 516.63mg 22%
Potassium 352.65mg 10%
Total Carbohydrates 14.65g 5%
Fiber 4.47g 18%
Sugar 2.25g
Protein 6.2g 12%
I do something very similar, and at the end I add some black sesame seeds…so pretty!
I just picked my first green beans yesterday. How did you know I’d need an innovative way to cook them? Thanks for linking up with Two for Tuesday.
Whooo hooo! I am a human Bean! 😉 My friend had a shirt with a big old green bean on it and that saying when we were kids. I loved the shirt and I love the beans. Looking forward to Thaiing them up with this recipe! Thanks for sharing the real food love on the two for tuesday recipe blog hop! 🙂 Alex@amoderatelife
Oh, Thai green beans are to die for! I haven’t made them at home but now I will! Thanks for linking to Two for Tuesdays.
Oh, I like it spicy!! These sound awesome to me. thanks for sharing with Two for Tuesdays this week =)
These look great! I just recently made a Thai dish as well. I wonder what other veggies your sauce would be good on? 🙂
hmm, I’m going to have to check out your curry chicken recipe! I adore Thai food.