Public Recipe

    String beans with sesame sauce

    A simple Japanese-style side dish featuring blanched string beans tossed in a sweet and savory toasted sesame dressing.

    1 min
    easy
    Chinese

    Ingredients

    • string beans
    • tbsp Sugar
    • tbsp soy sauce
    • tbsp ground toasted sesame seeds — toasted
    • water

    Process

    1

    process

    1. 1.Add 1½ tbsp soy sauce and 1 tbsp sugar to the ground sesame seeds and mix all together.
    2. 2.Put lightly salted water in a large pot and bring to boil. Once boiling, add the string beans from stem side (takes longer to cook) and cook for 30-45 seconds.
    3. 3.Cut the string beans into 1-2" (2.5-5 cm) lengths and put in a medium bowl.
    4. 4.Add the sesame sauce and toss all together. Serve at room temperature or chilled.