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Charred Lemon Green Beans

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Charred Lemon Green Beans

  • Servings: 2-4
  • Difficulty: super easy
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Ingredients:

  • 2 pounds green beans, ends trimmed
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 fresh squeezed lemon juice, the other half thinly sliced
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

  1. Rinse and dry green beans. You can leave the stems on or off!
  2. Toss with olive oil, minced garlic and lemon juice
  3. Add lemon slices, salt and pepper. Toss again.
  4. Put in BBW wok (or regular wok if you don’t have your grill going) and cook until desired doneness. We had them on the grill for about 10 minutes until we got some good char marks.
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Sweet and Spicy Green Beans

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Recipe of the week, Aug. 16: Sweet and Spicy Green Beans

Ingredients:        

  • half pound fresh green beans
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon chili flakes
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 2 teaspoons canola oil, or butter

Directions:

  1. Arrange a steamer basket in a pot over boiling water, and steam the green beans 3 to 4 minutes.
  2. In a bowl, mix the soy sauce, garlic, garlic chili sauce, and honey.
  3. Heat the canola oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the green beans, and fry for 3 to 5 minutes. Pour in the soy sauce mixture. Continue cooking and stirring 2 minutes, or until the liquid is nearly evaporated. Serve immediately.