Chinese style green beans/ Asian green beans a crunchy, sweet, spicy and garlicky flavored delicious side. This pan fried blistered to perfection green beans are tender inside and crisp outside. Asian style green beans can be prepared in jiffy; as it needs handful ingredients in its making.

This Chinese style green beans goes well with jasmine rice and fried rice too. I got to taste this dish from one of Chinese friend. After tasting it couldn’t resist asking for the recipe. I tried making it as per her recipe and instructions. It was so good just like her’s. Her recipe called for brown sugar. So I tried making it with brown sugar and it worked well. Do not substitute it with regular sugar. It will alter taste and look of the dish.

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Ingredients to make Asian style green beans:

Green Beans: Fresh green beans works best for this recipe for a tender crisp bite, so skip frozen green beans.
Chilli flakes: Adds right amount of heat to the dish.
Soy Sauce: Dark soy sauce for the recipe gives nice color.
Garlic : It gives nice garlicky flavor to the dish.
Oil: Peanut oil/ Sesame oil, both works well for the recipe. You could use any of those two oils.
Brown sugar/ Honey: Little sweetness from honey/ brown sugar to balance out all the other ingredients.
Sesame Seeds: Toasted sesame seeds adds crunch and taste to the dish.

So let’s get to the making Asian green beans!

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How to make Asian green beans with step by step images

Wash fresh green beans well snd chop the ends. Keep it aside. Heat oil in a pan, add finely chopped garlic, saute until aromatic and slightly brown. Now add green beans to it and cook it till al dente (just cooked). This should take about 1 or 2 minutes. Flip it often for even cooking and crisp texture.
Now add chilli flakes, soy sauce, oyster sauce, salt, brown sugar/ honey. Toss it for few seconds and put off the flame. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds and serve it hot with cooked rice or fried rice.