Chinese-Style Spicy String Beans

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Chinese-Style Spicy String Beans

Recipe By : Bon Appetit March 1998
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Beans & Peas Bon Appetit Magazine
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 pound slender green beans -- ends trimmed
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons chili-garlic sauce
3 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 green onions -- chopped

Cook green beans in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about
4 minutes. Drain green beans well.

Stir sesame seeds in large nonstick skillet over high heat until golden, about
1 minute. Transfer seeds to small bowl. Add hoisin sauce, soy sauce and chili
-garlic sauce to skillet. Stir water and cornstarch in small bowl until cornst
arch dissolves; stir into mixture in skillet. Add green beans to skillet. Pla
ce skillet over medium-high heat. Toss beans until sauce thickens and coats be
ans, about 2 minutes. Mix in green onions. Transfer to shallow bowl. Sprinkl
e with sesame seeds.

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