{"id":1636,"date":"2009-06-12T15:49:13","date_gmt":"2009-06-12T20:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymouse.com\/?p=1636"},"modified":"2009-07-22T16:46:32","modified_gmt":"2009-07-22T21:46:32","slug":"sauted-ginger-garlic-green-beans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/2009\/06\/12\/sauted-ginger-garlic-green-beans\/","title":{"rendered":"Saut\u00e9d Ginger Garlic Green Beans"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Jen Isham went home on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/the-next-food-network-star\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Next Food Network Star<\/a> premiere this Sunday for making green beans for a room full of Food Network stars.  A simple search of their recipe index reveals that they have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/search\/delegate.do?Nr=Record%20Type:Result&#038;N=501+4294924875&#038;fnSearchString=green%20bean\" target=\"_blank\">186 saut\u00e9d green bean recipes<\/a>.  This doesn&#8217;t even begin to go into the total 1201 recipes that involve green beans on the site.  What they&#8217;re saying is you can make green beans, just do it at home and not for a room full of Food Network stars.  In fact, you could make THESE green beans.  At home.  For your family.  Or your friends, if they aren&#8217;t Food Network stars, of course.<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">These are not my beans, grown at my house in my dirt.  These are someone else&#8217;s beans.  My beans have yet to produce anything.  They&#8217;re coming along, though.  All in due time.  <a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/category\/the-kitchen-sink\/gardening\" target=\"_blank\">Gardening <\/a>is about persistence and patience.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/gbeans.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/gbeans.jpg\" alt=\"gbeans\" title=\"gbeans\" width=\"535\" height=\"382\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/gbeans.jpg 535w, https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/gbeans-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">You want to break or cut off this end.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/grbean-tip.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/grbean-tip.jpg\" alt=\"grbean-tip\" title=\"grbean-tip\" width=\"535\" height=\"401\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/grbean-tip.jpg 535w, https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/grbean-tip-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">Not this end.  That would just be a waste of green bean.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/grbean-end.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/grbean-end.jpg\" alt=\"grbean-end\" title=\"grbean-end\" width=\"535\" height=\"401\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/grbean-end.jpg 535w, https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/grbean-end-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">This end with the stem.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/grbean-tip.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/grbean-tip.jpg\" alt=\"grbean-tip\" title=\"grbean-tip\" width=\"535\" height=\"401\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/grbean-tip.jpg 535w, https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/grbean-tip-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">Onion, ginger, garlic.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/gingerbean-spice.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/gingerbean-spice.jpg\" alt=\"gingerbean-spice\" title=\"gingerbean-spice\" width=\"535\" height=\"401\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/gingerbean-spice.jpg 535w, https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/gingerbean-spice-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">Dice the onion into teeny, tiny bits and mince the garlic and ginger.  I had Ole help with this because I was busy making potstickers.  Turns out Ole likes to eat potstickers but he is not a fan of actually making potstickers because \u2013 gasp \u2013 they stick to the pot.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ginger-bean-chop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ginger-bean-chop.jpg\" alt=\"ginger-bean-chop\" title=\"ginger-bean-chop\" width=\"535\" height=\"401\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ginger-bean-chop.jpg 535w, https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ginger-bean-chop-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">When you blanch the green beans you only want them in there for 2-3 minutes.  Then pull them out and rinse them with cold water.  This will make sure they stay nice and bright green and don&#8217;t get dull and bluish.  You could also stick them in a bowl of ice water.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/water-boil.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/water-boil.jpg\" alt=\"water-boil\" title=\"water-boil\" width=\"535\" height=\"401\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/water-boil.jpg 535w, https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/water-boil-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">While the green beans are chilling, start heating your oil.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/oil-in-the-pan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/oil-in-the-pan.jpg\" alt=\"oil-in-the-pan\" title=\"oil-in-the-pan\" width=\"535\" height=\"401\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/oil-in-the-pan.jpg 535w, https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/oil-in-the-pan-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">Start with the onions, garlic and ginger, followed closely by the green beans.  The idea is to keep the green beans continuously moving in the pan.  So, stir them, shake them, slide the pan back and forth across the burner.  Keep it moving.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/green-bean-cook.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/green-bean-cook.jpg\" alt=\"green-bean-cook\" title=\"green-bean-cook\" width=\"535\" height=\"535\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/green-bean-cook.jpg 535w, https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/green-bean-cook-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/green-bean-cook-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWhen the onions start to turn color, add some rice wine.  You could also use cooking wine, a white wine, sherry.  It all depends on your taste.  I have this rice wine from previous adventures in Asian cuisine.  Considering the <a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/uncategorized\/the-monday-menu-june-1-2009\" target=\"_blank\">menu<\/a>, I stuck with this.  It only takes a minute or two more.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/rice-wine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/rice-wine.jpg\" alt=\"rice-wine\" title=\"rice-wine\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/rice-wine.jpg 360w, https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/rice-wine-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">We like to serve a vegetable (or two) with all of our meals, but sometimes themed meals can be hard to come up with something appropriate.  What do you eat with General Tso&#8217;s chicken, for example?  Regular green beans don&#8217;t really cut it, but the addition of ginger and rice wine make for a wonderful compliment to several Asian-inspired meals.  This particular meal happened to be white rice, potstickers, Asian jerk red snapper and the beans.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ginger-beans.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ginger-beans.jpg\" alt=\"ginger-beans\" title=\"ginger-beans\" width=\"535\" height=\"401\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ginger-beans.jpg 535w, https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ginger-beans-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<table width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\"  border=\"1\" bordercolor=\"red\">\n<tr>\n<td><font size=3><strong>Saut\u00e9d Ginger Garlic Green Beans<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><br \/>\n1 pound (give or take) fresh green beans<br \/>\n2 cloves garlic<br \/>\n1\/3 large yellow onion<br \/>\ngolf-ball sized knob of fresh ginger, 3 Tbsp minced<br \/>\n1\/4 rice wine<br \/>\nsalt<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">Bring a pot of water and 2 tablespoons of kosher salt to a boil.  Add green beans and boil for 2-3 minutes.  Immediately remove green beans and rinse with cold water.<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">Finely dice onion, and mice garlic and ginger.  Heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet.  Add onion, ginger and garlic, stir to coat in oil and follow with green beans.  Cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes until green beans are heated through.  Add 1\/4 rice wine and salt to taste.  Cook for an additional 1-2 minutes.  Remove from heat and serve.<\/p>\n<p>Serves 4-6.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>For more green bean recipes, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/tammysrecipes.com\/node\/3465#comment-20087\" target=\"_blank\">Tammy&#8217;s Recipes<\/a> In-Season Swap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jen Isham went home on The Next Food Network Star premiere this Sunday for making green beans for a room full of Food Network stars. A simple search of their recipe index reveals that they have 186 saut\u00e9d green bean recipes. 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