XO French Beans
This is just about the quickest side dish to complement any dinner. I usually whip this up just when the first dinner guests start arriving, as it'll be ready to serve in under 5 minutes!
Ingredients (feeds 4):
2 pounds fine baby French beans, ends trimmed
2 tbsp XO sauce
1 tsp frying oil
1 tsp sesame oil
Directions:
1) Blanch the beans in salted boiling water for 1 minute.
2) Drain and shock beans in an ice-bath to stop the cooking process and keep it bright green
3) Heat 2 tbsp XO sauce in 1 tsp sesame oil and 1 tsp cooking oil on low heat until fragrant. You don't need a lot of oil here because most XO sauces already have a layer of oil.
4) Stir fry the beans to coat the XO sauce evenly through, about 1 minute, and voila, you've got yourself a deliciously simple dish!
Ingredients (feeds 4):
2 pounds fine baby French beans, ends trimmed
2 tbsp XO sauce
1 tsp frying oil
1 tsp sesame oil
Directions:
1) Blanch the beans in salted boiling water for 1 minute.
2) Drain and shock beans in an ice-bath to stop the cooking process and keep it bright green
3) Heat 2 tbsp XO sauce in 1 tsp sesame oil and 1 tsp cooking oil on low heat until fragrant. You don't need a lot of oil here because most XO sauces already have a layer of oil.
4) Stir fry the beans to coat the XO sauce evenly through, about 1 minute, and voila, you've got yourself a deliciously simple dish!
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