2 pound bags of trimmed and washed green beans were on sale for $1.80 a bag today so they seemed fun to buy. I was thinking Asian Style……that are a little lighter because these aren’t fried. I figured I’d do an easy basic boiled green beans and pour a tasty Asian style sauce other them. So that’s what I did.

Ingredients for around 8 side servings

2 lbs green beans – strings and tips removed

1/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons hoisin

5 Tablespoons sriracha (preferably Shark Brand)

2 Tablespoons sesame oil

2 Tablespoons rice wine vinegar

2 Tablespoons soy sauce

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper

1 cup roasted salted peanuts – lightly crushed

3 scallions – root removed, cut on diagonal thin slices

Directions

In a small bowl add the hoisin, sriracha, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and white pepper. Put to the side.

My big pot takes too long to heat up to a boil so I prefer to use my any-day pot to boil the green beans in two batches for three minutes a batch. I did mine at a rolling boil for three minutes a batch and didn’t need an ice batch…..But you can do an ice batch if you want to.

Drain green beans into a large bowl and mix in the sauce. Top with peanuts and then some scallions.

Serve.

ENJOY!!!