This 15 minute Asian green beans recipe is packed with crunchy green beans coated in a savory garlic stir fry sauce. I love making this recipe as a quick, flavorful vegetable side dish or alone as a healthy rice bowl. Green beans are cheap and widely available year round, which makes this a great recipe to always have in your back pocket!
What you need to make this recipe
- green beans
- garlic cloves
- shallots
- oyster sauce
- light soy sauce, also known as thin soy sauce (regular soy sauce is also fine to use if you can’t find light soy sauce)
- sugar
- sesame oil
- neutral cooking oil such as avocado oil or vegetable oil
Can you use frozen green beans for this recipe?
Yes, you can use frozen green beans for this recipe. However, using frozen green beans might change the texture of the dish. Using fresh green beans gives this green bean recipe a crunchiness that is preferred. However, if you only have frozen green beans go ahead and use them. I would skip the boiling step and go straight to adding the frozen green beans into the pan when the garlic and shallots have cooked down. You will also need to extend pan cooking time an extra minute or so.
How to prepare green beans for cooking
First, wash green beans with water to remove any debris and drain to dry off green beans. Trim off the edges of the green beans then cut into 2 inch lengths for faster cooking. This green beans recipe involves a quick blanching, or quick boil, followed by sautéing. However, green beans can also be cooked several other ways including roasting, grilling, and even air frying.
How to make this recipe
- Wash, trim, and cut green beans into 2 inch lengths.
- Peel and slice garlic and shallot thinly.
- Prepare stir fry sauce by mixing 3 tablespoons of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon sugar, and 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil. Set aside.
- Add water to a large sauce pan or deep frying pan. Fill pan about 3/4 full with water and bring to a boil. Once water is boiling, add in green beans. and boil for about 5 minutes. When green beans are tender but still crispy, set aside 3 tablespoons of leftover green bean water then drain. Take green beans out of pan and set them aside.
- In the same pan, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. Using medium heat, add in sliced garlic and shallot into hot oil. Stir fry for about 1-2 minutes or until soft and fragrant. Turn down heat if garlic and shallots begin to burn.
- Add in green beans to the pan. Add in prepared stir fry sauce and 3 tablespoons of leftover green bean water that was set aside earlier. Turn heat high. Mix everything together until sauce has evenly coated string beans. Stir fry for another 1-2 minutes or until desired green bean tenderness. Serve as a side dish or on top of a bowl of rice as a vegetable bowl.
Looking for another Asian green beans recipe? Try this Tofu and Green Beans. If you’re looking for another quick Asian vegetable side dish, this Bok Choy with Garlic Chili Oil is quick and delicious!
15 Minute Asian Green Beans Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 cups green beans
- 10 garlic cloves
- 1 large shallot
- neutral cooking oil such as avocado oil or vegetable oil
Stir Fry Sauce
- 3 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp light or thin soy sauce
- 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
Instructions
- Wash, trim, and cut green beans into 2 inch lengths.
- Peel and slice garlic and shallot thinly.
- Prepare stir fry sauce by mixing 3 tablespoons of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon sugar, and 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil. Set aside.
- Add water to a large sauce pan or deep frying pan. Fill pan about 3/4 full with water and bring to a boil. Once water is boiling, add in green beans. and boil for about 5 minutes. When green beans are tender but still crispy, set aside 3 tablespoons of leftover green bean water then drain. Take green beans out of pan and set them aside.
- In the same pan, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. Using medium heat, add in sliced garlic and shallot into hot oil. Stir fry for about 1-2 minutes or until soft and fragrant. Turn down heat if garlic and shallots begin to burn.
- Add in green beans to the pan. Add in prepared stir fry sauce and 3 tablespoons of leftover green bean water that was set aside earlier. Turn heat high. Mix everything together until sauce has evenly coated string beans. Stir fry for another 1-2 minutes or until desired green bean tenderness. Serve as a side dish or on top of a bowl of rice as a vegetable bowl.
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