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Black Bean Green Beans & Listening To My Inner Foodie Voice

October 15, 2015 by Suzie the Foodie Leave a Comment

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Last night I made Dining Car Beef and Red Onions from Helen’s Asian Kitchen: Easy Chinese Stir-Fries cookbook. It was the first official disappointment. It was extremely meh. What ended up giving it flavour was the black bean green bean dish that I put on the same plate. 

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I was inspired by one of her recipes but made my own version. Mix together 2 tbsp black bean sauce, 1 tbsp minced fresh ginger, 2 minced garlic cloves and 1/4 tsp chili sauce. 

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Heat 3 tbsp of canola oil over medium heat. Add the black bean mixture and stir until fragrant. 

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Add 1 lb cleaned and trimmed green beans. Also add 2 tbsp light soy sauce and 1 tsp sugar. Add 1/2 cup water, stir to mix, cover and cook for 5 minutes. 

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Uncover and cook over high heat for another five, until the green beans are cooked through. Make sure to stir to prevent burning. 

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The sauce of these green beans mixed in with the stir fry and saved dinner. Reg just smushed it all together, thinking it was suppose to go that way. A totally tasty side dish I will definitely make again.

As much as I love Asian food (which I do oh-so-much) having the main dish be so boring was a bit heartbreaking. I am just not feeling it in my kitchen right now.

I think I need to go in another direction for a while. Perhaps more Italian and/or French. I definitely need to follow the energy and right now, it is not with Asian cuisine. Which is a bummer but I will respect the foodie universe.

It will be interesting to see what comes next.

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