Spiced Green Beans Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 lb (450 g) green beans
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Large "pinch" of cayenne pepper
- 8 fl oz (240 ml) vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin or coriander seeds, crushed
Method:
- Top and tail the beans and string if necessary.
- Cut the beans into 1" (2.5 cm) lengths.
- Combine the garlic, lemon juice, salt and cayenne pepper in a small bowl.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the crushed cumin or coriander seeds and fry for a few seconds.
- Add the beans and saute briskly for a minute.
- Sir in the garlic mixture, cover tightly, and cook over a low heat for about 10 minutes until the beans or just tender.
- Increase the heat, remove the cover and stir constantly until the liquid has evaporated.
- Serve straight away.
Serves 4.
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Comments on Spiced Green Beans Recipe »
lesley pritchard @ 1:50 am
what a lovely site. Dropped on by chance looking for damson jam recipes. Will definately come back for another look.
tracy @ 6:06 pm
a great way to use up all thoses green beans ive harvested.
john @ 3:22 pm
Does this really require – 8fl oz of vegetable oil, sounds like it would be a bit oily!
Val @ 12:52 am
Try it with less if you like. I usually use olive oil and have not found it too oily.