Gingered Green Beans

Name: Gingered Green Beans
Ingredients: Fine sea salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed to uniform length; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons chopped pickled ginger; 1 tablespoon chopped garlic; 2 or 3 whole, small, dried hot chiles, such as birds eye

7 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

Fine sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed to uniform length
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons chopped pickled ginger
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
2 or 3 whole, small, dried hot chiles, such as birds eye

Directions

1

Bring 2 cups water to a boil in a heavy-bottomed pot over high heat, salt the water, and add the beans.
2

Boil until crisp-tender, about 6 minutes.
3

Drain the beans and let cool slightly.
4

Heat the oil in a large, heavy-bottomed saute pan over medium-high heat.
5

Add the ginger, garlic, and chiles and saute for 1 minute.
6

Add the beans and saute for 2 minutes, stirring.
7

Use tongs to remove the chiles.
8

Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper and serve.