Stir-Fried Green Beans with Soy and Pine Nuts
Ingredients
1 tablespoon pine nuts
3 tablespoons peanut oil
1 1⁄4 pounds green beans, ends trimmed
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
Instructions
1. Toast pine nuts in dry skillet over medium heat, shaking the pan often to keep nuts from getting too brown, until evenly golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove nuts to small bowl.
2. Heat oil in skillet over high heat. When the oil is hot, add green beans and cook, stirring to 3 to 4 minutes, until almost tender. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds, or until fragrant. Add soy sauce and pine nuts and stir for another minute, until the green beans are cooked and soy sauce has thickened. Toss with balsamic vinegar and serve.
Note: Broccoli can be used instead of green beans, cook for an extra minute or two.
Comments
This recipe is from The Food You Want to Eat. It was extremely quick and simple, and also full of flavor. The balsamic and soy sauce came together to create a delicious vegetable dish and the green beans were perfectly cooked and crisp. I might leave out the pine nuts in the future since they didn’t add much to the beans.
Shown here with Brie-Topped Chicken Breasts.
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