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Asian Green Beans

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by: Joanna Cismaru
05.19.22

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These Asian Green Beans are the perfect side dish featuring fresh green beans in an Asian style sweet and spicy sauce. They’re perfectly tender-crisp and incredibly flavorful, ready in about 25 minutes from start to finish.

asian green beans in a wok.
Table of Contents Open
  • 1 Quick And Easy Asian Style Green Beans Recipe
  • 2 Asian Green Beans Highlights
  • 3 Ingredients You’ll Need
  • 4 How To Make Asian Green Beans
  • 5 Can I Use Frozen Green Beans?
  • 6 Serve These Asian Green Beans With
    • 6.1 Asian Steak Bites
    • 6.2 Mongolian Beef
    • 6.3 Chinese Honey Chicken
    • 6.4 Asian Glazed Salmon in Foil
  • 7 Expert Tips
  • 8 Leftovers
  • 9 More Great Side Dishes To Try
  • 10 Asian Green Beans
    • 10.1 Equipment
    • 10.2 Ingredients
    • 10.3 Instructions
    • 10.4 Recipe Notes
    • 10.5 Nutrition Information:

Quick And Easy Asian Style Green Beans Recipe

I usually go through different culinary moods and right now I’m in my Asian mood. So yes, I’ve been making a lot of Asian dishes, because not only do I love eating them, but they are incredibly easy to make. This is how these Asian style green beans came to be. I’ve been making salmon bites, which I will eventually share the recipe with you, but I’ve been making these green beans as a side.

They taste amazing, perfectly tender-crisp, not to mention very quick and easy to make. They’re also the perfect side to anything, really. The sauce is sweet and spicy with a great umami flavor but it’s also very versatile. If you don’t like it spicy, then just skip the chili garlic sauce and if you like it spicier then use as much as you like.

freshly made asian style green beans in a white platter.

Asian Green Beans Highlights

  • Quick And Easy. With only a couple steps to this recipe, anyone can do it. Just sauté the beans, toss them with the sauce and these beans are ready to be devoured.
  • Customizable. The sauce is very customizable, don’t have one ingredient, simply replace it with something else you have. Usually when I make this I don’t even follow my recipe, I just pull out whatever ingredients I think will go well together. But not only is the sauce customizable, you can also use this on different veggies, like broccoli, peppers or mushrooms.
  • Perfect Side Dish To Any Protein. Pair this with salmon, chicken, beef and some rice for a complete meal.

Ingredients You’ll Need

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  • Green Beans – You’ll want to use fresh green beans to have the most tender-crisp bite. I haven’t tried with frozen green beans, though it will work, fresh is the way to go.
  • Soy Sauce – I used regular low sodium soy sauce and a little bit of dark soy sauce for some nice color. If you don’t have dark soy sauce, no worries, just sub it with a bit more regular soy sauce. Use tamari for gluten-free option.
  • Chili Garlic Sauce – Such as Sambal Oelek which is my favorite, or you can use Sriracha. If you don’t like any heat, you can totally skip this ingredient.
  • Garlic – I just used one clove of garlic for a bit of garlicky flavor, but you can totally use as much as you like.
  • Chili Oil – Some chili oils are extremely spicy, the one I used is not really spicy at all but it has a nice nutty and umami flavor. If you don’t have it, no worries, just sub it with peanut oil or sesame oil.
  • Honey – For a little bit of sweetness to balance out all the other ingredients.
  • Sesame Oil – You’ll need a bit of sesame oil to sauté the green beans in.
  • Sesame Seeds – I love to finish dish dish with some toasted sesame seeds but that little bit of crunch.

How To Make Asian Green Beans

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  1. Sauté the beans. Heat a wok, skillet or non-stick pan, over medium-high heat then add the sesame oil. Add the green beans and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  2. Make the sauce and toss with beans. Combine all the sauce ingredients together then pour over the green beans and toss well. Cook for another 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. Garnish and serve. Garnish with sesame seeds and serve.

Can I Use Frozen Green Beans?

I don’t recommend using frozen green beans, because you won’t end up with tender and crisp beans. If you want to sub these with another bean, I recommend using Chinese green beans which are really long, so I recommend cutting them in half.

asian green bans in a blue bowl.

Serve These Asian Green Beans With

Asian Steak Bites

Mongolian Beef

Chinese Honey Chicken

Asian Glazed Salmon in Foil

Expert Tips

  1. Don’t overcooked the green beans. They should be bright green and perfectly tender-crips. Parboiling them is not necessary.
  2. Feel free to play with the spices. Different ingredients you can add to the sauce are ginger, red pepper flakes, etc.
  3. Customize this recipe to fit your needs. Include other veggies such as mushrooms, baby bok choy, or broccoli.

Leftovers

Place cooled green beans in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. You can reheat them in the microwave or in a skillet with a splash of chicken or vegetable broth.

freshly made asian style green beans in a white platter.

More Great Side Dishes To Try

  • Skillet Green Beans
  • Old Fashioned Green Beans
  • Roasted Green Beans and Mushrooms
  • Green Bean Casserole From Scratch
  • The Ultimate Parmesan Roasted Broccoli
  • Broccoli Salad
  • Sautéed Peas
  • Roasted Green Beans

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asian green beans in a wok.

Asian Green Beans

5 from 3 votes
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 12 mins
Total: 22 mins
Author: Joanna Cismaru
Serves: 4
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These Asian Green Beans are the perfect side dish featuring fresh green beans in an Asian style sweet and spicy sauce. They're perfectly tender-crisp and incredibly flavorful, ready in about 25 minutes from start to finish.

Equipment

  • COOKLOVER Nonstick 12.6 inch Black Wok with Lid and Spatula

Ingredients

  • 1 pound green beans cleaned and ends trimmed
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Sauce

  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce low sodium
  • 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce like sambal oelek
  • 1 tablespoon chili oil
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds toasted
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Instructions

  • Sauté the beans. Heat a wok over medium-high heat then add the sesame oil. Add the green beans and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Make the sauce and toss with beans. Combine all the sauce ingredients together then pour over the green beans and toss well. Cook for another 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Garnish and serve. Garnish with sesame seeds and serve.

Recipe Notes

  1. Don’t overcooked the green beans. They should be bright green and perfectly tender-crips. Parboiling them is not necessary.
  2. Feel free to play with the spices. Different ingredients you can add to the sauce are ginger, red pepper flakes, etc.
  3. Customize this recipe to fit your needs. Include other veggies such as mushrooms, baby bok choy, or broccoli.
  4. Place cooled green beans in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. You can reheat them in the microwave or in a skillet with a splash of chicken or vegetable broth.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 1servingCalories: 114kcal (6%)Carbohydrates: 14g (5%)Protein: 3g (6%)Fat: 6g (9%)Saturated Fat: 1g (6%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 588mg (26%)Potassium: 286mg (8%)Fiber: 4g (17%)Sugar: 9g (10%)Vitamin A: 783IU (16%)Vitamin C: 14mg (17%)Calcium: 66mg (7%)Iron: 2mg (11%)
Course:Side Dish
Cuisine:Asian
Keyword:asian green beans, green beans recipe, green beans stir fry
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  1. Chris W. says

    May 20, 2022 at 10:38 am

    I really like that you can sub in other vegetables. For health reasons, I’ve been having to cut back on meat and carbs so this kind of recipe is right in my wheelhouse. There isn’t a veggie that I don’t like except cooked asparagus and that I like raw in my salads. We’ve actually tried many of your green bean recipes and love them all – thanks! P.S. That wok you have is gorgeous – what would we do without Amazon, right?

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    • Joanna Cismaru says

      May 20, 2022 at 2:30 pm

      I love that wok! When I discovered it I bought 3, that’s how much I love them! Glad you’re enjoying my recipes. 🙂

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