Chinese Buffet Green Beans Recipe 445 Food

CHINESE GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Wash the green beans and pat dry with paper towel. Cut ends on the diagonal leaving beans long.
• Combine the sauce ingredients and set aside.
• Warm a wok over medium heat and add 2 tablespoons peanut oil. Drizzle oil down the sides of the wok.
• Once the oil is heated, add the green beans. Stir-fry for about 10 minutes, or until the skins pucker and turn brown and the green beans are tender (NOT mushy). Remove the beans from the wok.
• Over medium-high heat, heat 1 teaspoon sesame oil. Once the oil is hot, add the chopped garlic, ginger and scallions. Stir-fry briefly for a few seconds until aromatic. Add the chili paste or dried chili peppers.
• Add the sauce and the green beans to the wok. Toss and serve hot.

EASY CHINESE BUFFET GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Precook the green beans preferably by steaming. Boiling works as well, just be absolutely sure to DRAIN THEM WELL since you will be adding them to HOT peanut oil, and you don't want any eruptions!
• In a heavy wok, pour enough peanut oil to cover the bottom by about 1/8 inch deep. Heat until hot; test by breaking off a little piece of green bean and dropping it into the oil. Instant frying means it's hot enough.
• You can use your hands to drop the beans into the oil, I prefer tongs just to be safe. Only add enough beans to sit comfortably in the hot oil without overcrowding.
• Move them around a bit; flip them and cook until they are shriveled and a few are slightly browned.
• Remove from wok with tongs; drain oil from wok; return the beans to the wok; reduce the heat but keep it hot.
• Shake on as much oyster sauce as you like, adding a couple large pinches of sesame seeds or more also as you like.
• Toss beans around to coat; heat the sauce and get the sesame seeds fragrant.
• Done! Eat 'em up!

'CHINESE BUFFET' GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Heat peanut oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the garlic, and cook until the edges begin to brown, about 20 seconds. Add the green beans; cook and stir until the green beans begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the sugar, oyster sauce, and soy sauce. Continue cooking and stirring for several minutes until the beans have attained the desired degree of tenderness.

BROWN SUGAR-SOY CHINESE GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Rinse green beans and trim ends off. Leave beans in long lengths.
• Blanche beans for 4 minutes in hot water. Immediately immerse into bowl of ice water to stop cooking and retain bright color. Remove and pat dry.
• In a small bowl, mix all remaining ingredients except butter. Place beans in a saucepan with butter. Add mixture and sautee green beans for 2 minutes. Shake pan to gently let beans roll.
• Serve immediately and enjoy!