Din Tai Fung-Inspired Green Beans Recipe
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
9 minutes
Servings:
4 Servings
Ingredients
  • 1 lime
  • 6 cloves fresh garlic, minced, divided
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed and dried completely
  • 3 tablespoons avocado oil or other neutral high-heat oil, divided
  • ½ teaspoon mushroom powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon white pepper
Directions
  1. Zest and juice the lime
  2. In a small bowl, combine 3 cloves of the minced garlic, cilantro, lime zest, lime juice, and sesame oil. Mix well and set aside.
  3. Cut the green beans into 3-inch pieces.
  4. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to a cast iron skillet and bring the heat to medium-high.
  5. Add ⅓ of the green beans in a single layer in the pan. Let them sit completely undisturbed for 2 minutes until charred on the underside.
  6. Toss and cook the beans for 1 more minute until the skins are blistered. Repeat the process twice with the remaining green beans.
  7. Remove the pan from the heat and add in all of the cooked green beans, the remaining garlic, mushroom powder, salt, and white pepper. Toss well to coat.
  8. Transfer the beans to a serving bowl and spoon the cilantro lime sesame oil over the top before serving.