Asian Inspired Green Beans And Mushrooms Food

STIR-FRIED SZECHUAN GREEN BEANS & SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk the soy sauce, water, dry sherry, sesame oil, sugar, cornstarch, red pepper flakes and mustard together. Set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until very hot and shimmering. Add the beans and cook, stirring frequently, until tender, puckered and browned, about 7-10 minutes (cooking time will depend on the size of the beans). Transfer beans to large plate.
• Add 1 teaspoon oil to pan. Add shiitake mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 minutes until slightly browned. Reduce heat to medium, then add the garlic and ginger and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Return the beans to the pan and add the sauce. Toss and cook until the sauce is slightly thickened and the vegetables are evenly coated, about 10 seconds. Transfer to serving dish and serve immediately.
• Note: This recipe works best with thinner green beans (but not the super thin French haricots verts). If your beans seem really long, thick or a bit tough, cut them in half so they cook evenly (there may be just a few in the bunch that you need to cut). Also, be sure beans are dry, otherwise oil will splatter.

ASIAN-INSPIRED GREEN BEANS AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Add green beans and cook until bright green, about 3 minutes. Drain off excess water, if needed.
• Add vinegar, soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, hot sauce, salt, and pepper; saute until mushrooms are soft and beans are well coated, about 3 more minutes. Serve.

SAUTEED GREEN BEANS AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Blanch green beans in boiling water until just cooked. (We like ours a little crunchy.) Meanwhile, saute sliced mushrooms in butter over medium-high heat until golden, then toss with the drained, blanched beans and some salt and pepper. Top with French-fried onions.

ASIAN-STYLE GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add green beans; cook and stir until heated through. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in soy sauce and sugar until sugar is dissolved. If desired, sprinkle with sesame seeds.

FRENCH GREEN BEANS SAUTéED WITH MUSHROOMS AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium heat.
• Sauté garlic until soft, being careful not to let it burn.
• Add sliced mushrooms and sauté until they look fairly cooked and shiny (about 5 minutes).
• Add almonds and sauté for a couple more minutes.
• Finally, add frozen green beans and splash of soy sauce.
• Stir frequently until beans are just cooked and, of course, no longer frozen.
• If not on the south beach diet or watching sugar intake, you could add oyster sauce or other Asian condiment to the mixture.

ASIAN-STYLE GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cook green beans in boiling water 4 to 6 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Plunge into ice water to stop the cooking process; drain.
• Sauté green onions, garlic, and ginger in hot sesame oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat 1 minute. Add green beans and bell pepper; cook 1 minute. Add oyster sauce and pepper, stirring until thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with almonds, if desired.

ASIAN ROASTED GREEN BEANS WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Place all ingredients in a large roasting pan, toss to coat evenly and spread out onto pan in one layer.
• Roast for 10-12 minutes, gently turn and toss with plastic spatula, spread out evenly once again and roast for another 10-12 minutes.

GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp of the butter and the oil in a large pan and fry the mushrooms for 10-15 mins until golden. Stir in the green beans and cook for another 3-4 mins until the beans turn bright green. Scoop out the veg onto a plate.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Melt the remaining butter in the pan until foaming. Remove from the heat briefly and sprinkle over the flour, stirring into the butter to make a golden brown paste. Return to the heat and add the milk, a splash at a time, continually stirring until all the milk has been added and you get a smooth, thick white sauce. Season well. Stir the beans and mushrooms into the white sauce, and spoon into a medium ovenproof dish.
• Scatter over the crispy onions, then bake for 20-30 mins until bubbling and golden, covering if the onions brown too quickly.