Chinese green beans with chili garlic sauce
These Chinese-inspired green beans are crispy and packed with flavor!
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 lb green beans
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Sweet chili garlic sauce
- 2 1/2 tbsp gluten free tamari (or gluten free soy sauce)
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tbsp chili garlic sauce (I used Huy Fong Foods brand)
- 2 tsp white sugar
Instructions
- Add an inch of water to a pot then put a steamer basket in the pot. Boil the water over medium heat then add the green beans to the steamer basket. Put a lid on the pot and steam the green beans for 7 minutes. While the green beans are steaming you can go on to the next step.
- Chop the clove of garlic and mix sauce ingredients.
- Saute green beans for 5 minutes in the vegetable oil and sesame oil on medium high heat.
- Add the sweet chili garlic sauce to the pan and lower the heat to low. Cook for an additional 5 minutes.