This quick and easy green beans recipe is packed with flavor. The aroma of fresh basil and garlic make this dish irresistible. Fresh green beans sautéed in a hot pan and finished with cooking sake, mirin, a drizzle of low sodium soy sauce, and fragrant basil. It's amazingly delicious and a bit addicting, yet super easy. Enjoy it while it’s hot or as leftovers!
Heat a medium sauté pan (12-inch) on medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, add grapeseed oil followed by green beans. Sauté by tossing green beans in the pan with tongs or chopsticks occasionally to allow even cooking.
When green beans are slightly charred (about 3 minutes), add sliced garlic and stir. Wait 30 seconds for garlic to become aromatic and add cooking sake to deglaze the pan. Cook until green beans are slightly tender and become brighter green (about 2 minutes).
Add fresh basil leaves, mirin and stir.
Mix in low sodium soy sauce, remove from heat immediately and transfer to a serving bowl.
notes
GREEN BEANS VARIETY PREFERENCE: Haricot verts, also known as French green beans, are thinner and slightly shorter than green beans. I prefer using haricot verts for sautéed or stir-fried green beans because they are more tender and quicker to cook.SUBSTITUTIONS: You can substitute mirin by using 3 teaspoons of cooking sake instead or substituting with a dry white wine and adding ½ teaspoon of granulated cane sugar with the low sodium soy sauce at the end. Make sure to use low sodium soy sauce instead of regular so the flavor of the green beans aren’t overpowered.
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