String bean side dishes?

Platinum Member Joined: Aug 20 2006 Posts: 5705

Does anyone have any ideas?

Silver Member Joined: Oct 12 2004 Posts: 722

I stir fry them with garlic, ginger and teriyaki sauce.

Posted: Wed, Dec 26 2007, 11:31 am Post subject: re: string bean side dishes?

Sounds good, JM. I make either sticky green beans with red peppers and honey or green beans with sesame vinaigrette.

Posted: Wed, Dec 26 2007, 11:44 am Post subject:

Boil them, drain.

Mix 1T oli, 3T soy sauce, 1t sugar together. Mince 6 cloves of garlic.

Spray the pan with PAM. Sautee the garlic for 2 minutes. Add the green beans, sautee for a couple of minutes so they are covered in garlic, add the mixture &mix & serve. They are fine to be reheated & taste amazing.

Posted: Wed, Dec 26 2007, 11:50 am Post subject:

Posted: Wed, Dec 26 2007, 11:53 am Post subject: re: string bean side dishes?

I also do soy sauce and garlic (either crushed or granulated). its really good and takes about a minute to prepare

Diamond Member Joined: Nov 11 2007 Posts: 3791

I love string beans, even just plain steamed is good. I usually saute them in a little olive oil with onions, garlic and ginger and then add either sesame seeds or toasted pine nuts at the end.
My MIL makes a string bean casserole where she just lays them in a baking dish, pours mushroom soup on top and then does a top layer of either bread crumbs or those crunchy fried onions they sell, and bakes. I don't personally love it cause I like my string beans firm, not mushy, but other people seem to really like it.

Posted: Wed, Dec 26 2007, 1:19 pm Post subject: re: string bean side dishes?

Here's a very easy recipe that I actually got off of Imamother a while ago, it's delicious:
Put green beans in baking pan,
mix together equal amounts of sugar, oil and soy sauce and pour the mixture over the green beans,
bake covered for about 30 minutes ( I don't remember exactly), really depends how soft you like it.
when it's done you can pour sesame seeds over it, looks really nice.

Everyone loves this recipe.

Diamond Member Joined: Dec 30 2004 Posts: 3194

I make the ones from kosher by design.

Sautte then in margerine (or oil) salt and black peper until bright green.

In another pot sautte thinly sliced shallots with a little salt, until crisp. Put shallots over green beans.

Posted: Wed, Dec 26 2007, 4:18 pm Post subject: re: string bean side dishes?

I love hearing new ways to make veggies, so thank you all for your recipes. I'm just curious though, do you use fresh or frozen string beans for these recipes?

Platinum Member Joined: Aug 20 2006 Posts: 5705

Thanks so much for all the ideas. I'll need to try them
I got another one that could be used with either fresh or frozen.

Take:
A bag of string beans
2 T olive oil
1-2 onions
3 cloves garlic, sliced
1/2 red pepper
1/2 yellow pepper
Sautee it all together. When that is done, add 1/3 cup honey, 3 T soy sauce, 1 T flour.

Posted: Wed, Dec 26 2007, 4:29 pm Post subject:

sautee with onions, fresh garlic and slivered almonds in a bit of olive oil ... add a bit of salt & pepper
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when I need it in a hurry, I sometimes use the canned string beans. I sautee it with garlic, almonds, and soy sauce. sesame seeds, if I have.
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Diamond Member Joined: Dec 04 2006 Posts: 2694

if we're talking about the canned green beans here, lemme give you a winner. canned green beans, still in the can, add 2-3 garlic cloves, sliced. some lemon juice and salt. cook 2 minutes. yyyyuuuum. I just got in the mood of this. think I'll go make some.
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Posted: Wed, Dec 26 2007, 8:23 pm Post subject: re: string bean side dishes?

My recipe is delicious with fresh green beans, it becomes all juicy, I've never tried it with frozen, but it probably won't have the juiciness.

Executive Member Joined: Dec 19 2006 Posts: 399

theres an amazing one in the new cookbook called quick and kosher. ill try to get the exact one later. its with almonds, garlic, soy sauce etc. its probably somewhat similiar to all the others though.

Gold Member Joined: Feb 13 2007 Posts: 1263

I like the skinny green beans that you can buy frozen at Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, etc. I steam them until just tender, toss with a little oil and salt. Then I saute a box of sliced mushrooms and add them to the green beans. Yum!

Posted: Wed, Dec 26 2007, 8:56 pm Post subject:

I cook em with water and salt
then I saute garlic in oil
when its almost done I add the beans and leave it there for 3 more minutes. its ez heaven and dh actually eats it
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