I accidentally created something FORKING AMAZING and FORKING DELICIOUS today. Gochujang Brown Butter Green Beans. The secret just might be the brand of gochujang that I used. You won’t get good gochujang from the regular supermarkets. Gochujang is always better from an Asian market. I used Chung Jung One brand. Most of the box is printed in Korean. It comes in three tubes that are around 60g each or weigh on my kitchen scale 2.5 ounces each in the tube. All I did was fry up green beans till they started to wrinkle (put to side) and then in same pan I browned the butter and as soon as it browned I squirted in a whole tube of gochujang (around 2 oz) poured it over the green beans and added lemon zest and GOSH it was FORKING BOMB DELICIOUS!

Ingredients for around two servings

1 lb washed and trimmed green beans

2 Tablespoons canola oil

4 oz sweet butter

60g or around 2 oz gochujang (preferably Chung Jung One)

1 lemon (just the zest)

Directions

Heat up thee canola oil on medium high heat. Fry up the green beans on medium high heat till wrinkly or starting to wrinkle (my green beans seemed a little dried out so I only took mine to starting to wrinkle. Fresher firmer green beans can wrinkle more) When done add to a bowl and set to the side.

In thee same pan lower the heat to just under medium and add the butter and cook it till it is amber sort of brown. Next mix in the gochujang and pour over green beans. Add lemon zest and enjoy!

The tubes are also very handy. I don’t cook Korean so often so most brands in tubs dry out and don’t last long for me.

Enjoy!