Description
Skip the takeout menu and whip up restaurant-style garlic green beans at home for a fraction of the price! Flash-fried for a blistered exterior and bursting with color, these green beans are tossed with loads of sautéed garlic. All in 15 minutes!
Ingredients
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- 1 lb green beans
- 3 tablespoons minced garlic (about 9 cloves)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder or mushroom bouillon powder for a vegetarian option
- Vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Prepare green beans: Wash the green beans and pat them completely dry with paper towels. Moisture on the beans will cause oil to splatter when frying. Line up the ends of a handful of green beans. Trim off both ends then cut the beans in half again to create 3-inch segments. Repeat this process until all the green beans are trimmed and cut.
- Flash fry: Add about 1½ inch oil to a wide skillet or wok and heat to 400°F. If you don’t have a large enough wok, do this in two batches to prevent the oil from dropping too much, which will result in overcooked and limped green beans. Flash fry the green beans for 45 seconds until the skins wrinkle. Take them out immediately and place onto a wire rack or basket to drain off any excess oil.
- Fry garlic: In another skillet, add a tablespoon of deep fried oil from earlier and minced garlic. Sauté the garlic for 30 seconds until lightly browned and fragrant.
- Add the flash fried green beans to the sautéed garlic. Sprinkle with salt and bouillon powder and toss to combine. Immediately turn off heat and transfer the green beans to a serving plate and enjoy.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Side Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian, Chinese, taiwanese, Vietnamese