Chinese Garlic Green Beans

Dress up your garden green beans with a savory sauce made up of garlic, oyster sauce, soy sauce, and a bit of sugar. It’ll be a new go-to side dish. Take it from this review: “I am obsessed with these. I could eat them every day, but I guess I can settle for weekly for the sake of everyone else at the dinner table.”

These Chinese green beans are a simple and tasty re-creation of the much-loved side dish that goes well with any Asian meal. Every time my family and I go to a Chinese buffet, we make a beeline for the green beans! Make sure to slice the garlic; don’t use a garlic press. Oyster sauce can be found in the Asian section of your grocery store, at an Asian grocery store, and online.

Prep Time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

25 mins

Servings:

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil, peanut or sesame
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 tablespoon white sugar
2 teaspoons soy sauce

Directions

Gather all ingredients.
Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in garlic; cook until edges begin to brown, about 20 seconds.
Add green beans; cook and stir until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
Stir in oyster sauce, sugar, and soy sauce.
Cook and stir until beans have attained the desired degree of tenderness, 2 to 4 minutes.