Akha Beans

Name: Akha Beans
Ingredients: 1/2 lb green beans, ends removed; 12 garlic cloves, roasted and peeled (roast the entire head before peeling the cloves); 1 piece ginger, thumb-size, roasted and peeled (if not using sesame seeds); 2 -3 tablespoons sesame seeds (if not using ginger); 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons mint leaves, chopped; 2 tablespoons sawtooth herbs, chopped (or substitute culantro); 2 tablespoons spring onions, white stalk and greens, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon mint leaf, chopped (or substitute cilantro)

10 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1/2 lb green beans, ends removed
12 garlic cloves, roasted and peeled (roast the entire head before peeling the cloves)
1 piece ginger, thumb-size, roasted and peeled (if not using sesame seeds)
2 -3 tablespoons sesame seeds (if not using ginger)
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons mint leaves, chopped
2 tablespoons sawtooth herbs, chopped (or substitute culantro)
2 tablespoons spring onions, white stalk and greens, finely chopped
1 tablespoon mint leaf, chopped (or substitute cilantro)

Directions

1

Slice the beans diagonally or halve them. Steam the beans for a few minutes until lightly cooked. Remove to a mixing bowl.
2

Dry roast the sesame seeds until golden. Remove them before completely browned. Set aside to cool.
3

Put the peeled, roasted garlic cloves and salt in a mortar. Slice the roasted ginger if using. Add to the mortar. Pound the ingredients together until well-integrated. Tip this mixture over the beans.
4

Add the soy sauce and gently mix into the salad by hand. Add the chopped mint and sawtooth herb.
5

Add the dry roasted sesame seeds if using and gently mix in by hand.