RESTAURANT STYLE GREEN BEANS RECIPES

Steps:

• Using a colander, thoroughly drain green beans. Set aside.
• Mix water, sugar and pepper until well incorporated. Set aside.
• Preheat your cooking pan to Medium High heat.
• Raw Bacon Method.
• Using a cutting board and a knife, dice the raw bacon into equal size pieces. Place diced bacon into preheated cooking pan. Continually stir bacon with large spoon to keep the bacon from burning.
• Once bacon is cooked add the onions and cook until they are tender and light brown.
• Diced, Cooked Ham Method.
• Using a cutting board and a knife, dice the cooked ham into equal size pieces. Place the diced ham and onions into the preheated cooking pan.
• Using the large spoon, continue to stir the ham and onions until the ham is lightly brown and the onions are tender.
• Now that the onions are tender add the liquid mixture and the beans.
• Using the rubber spatula stir the mixture until incorporated.
• Bring mixture to a boil and turn heat to simmer. Serve beans as soon as you are ready.

Steps:

• (*NOTE: Use only young, tender, very fresh green beans or frozen, thawed and drained. If using frozen, decrease water to 1/4 cup and decrease first simmer time to 3 minutes.)
• Gather and prep all ingredients.
• In a small bowl or jar, mix together garlic, ginger and oils; set aside.
• In another small bowl, mix together soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, white pepper and red pepper flakes; set aside.
• Add 1/3 cup water to a large non-stick skillet with a tight-fitting lid; bring water to a simmer over medium/medium-high heat; add green beans, cover , reduce heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove lid; simmer over medium-low heat until all water is evaporated.
• Add garlic mixture; stir and cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Add soy sauce mixture; stir and cook until most of the liquid is evaporated and beans are glazed.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds, if desired. Serve immediately. Cover and refrigerate leftovers.