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Green Beans with Ginger and Soy {and a giveaway!}



 
I love the comfort food of winter.  But I am so happy that spring is here – and that summer is quickly on it’s way – because that means fresh produce and fruit!!  I’m sad that I no longer have a backyard for growing my own garden, but I’m so glad that there are several farmer’s markets where I can get fresh, local produce.  And even some of the local grocery stores carry local produce now, which is a huge plus!!

I usually strugle with side dishes, which means we don’t often have them, but whenever I come across a good one, I can’t help but wonder why I don’t make more of them!

 


 
These green beans were so packed with flavor – they would not only make a great side dish, but a great snack as well (which is how I ended up eating them, even though that wasn’t the original plan!) And they are mighty simple as well – with very few ingredients. This is the kind of snack I would be happy eating all summer long!
 

Green Beans with Ginger and Soy
 
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Fresh green beans are cooked with ginger, soy and sesame.
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • ¾ pound fresh green beans, trimmed
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds, optional
Instructions
  1. Combine the soy sauce, water, ginger and garlic. Heat the pan until hot, and add the soy sauce mixture. Cook until the garlic and ginger are softened, about 3 minutes. Add in the green beans and stir to combine.
  2. Cover the pan and cook until steam starts to escape from under the lid, about 5 minutes.
  3. Spin the lid to engage the vapor seal, immediately reduce the heat to low, and cook for 5 minutes, until the green beans are tender. Remove from heat and stir in the sesame oil. Sprinkle with the sesame seeds, if desired.
  4. *This recipe was developed for use with the 360 Cookware 3.5 qt. Saute Pan. It can probably be made using another brand of cookware, but water will probably need to be adjusted, and fat may need to be added.*
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  6. adapted from 360 Cookware

One thing I have learned over the years is that quality really counts when it comes to the kitchen. When I first moved away from home, I had some pretty cheap kitchen ware. A set of $20 knives (for like 15 of them!), random pots and pans, mostly from garage sales, and don’t even get me started on how many blenders I’ve been through the last 15 years. (But now I have an amazing blender!) Little by little, I’ve been able to upgrade things in my kitchen, and really, it does make a huge difference. I still have a pot that I use occasionally from many years ago, and I curse it every time I use it because food sticks to the bottom and burns so easily. It is so much easier – and more efficient – to cook in a quality pot or pan.

In comes the amazing cookware from 360 Cookware. Made in the USA, this cookware is not only amazing quality, but because of the Vapor® cooking, you can cook your food with little to no water or fat. Which means healthier!

I was seriously surprised at how delicious these green beans were – with so very little liquid. It’s easier to eat more veggies – without feeling the least bit guilty about it because they are good for you. No butter, no oil. One amazing pan!!

And today I’m giving away a 1 quart saucepan from 360 Cookware (value $89.95)! This pot would be perfect for cooking up healthy vegetables, and supposedly you can even bake a cake in it – right on your stove top!
 

 
To enter:

Mandatory: Comment below and tell my your favorite item in your kitchen.

Additional entries:(make sure you leave a SEPARATE comment for each)

I want to win a 1 qt. saucepan from @tasteandtell and @360Cookware! http://su.pr/4qu18M

Giveaway will run through Saturday, June 9th at 11:59 MT. Giveaway is open to US residents, 18 years old or older. Winner will be notified by email, so make sure you leave a valid email address. Saucepan will be shipped by 360 Cookware. 360 Cookware provided me with product for review and is providing the product for the giveaway, but all opinions are mine.

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  15. My kitchen aid mixer, without a doubt! Great giveaway, and what a wonderful recipe! Thank you for sharing! I hope you have a beautiful and happy Monday!

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  16. My favorite item is my stand up kitchen aid mixer. I recently got it for my wedding anniversary and I am IN LOVE. If I can walk away while something is still mixing, well that i amazing.

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  20. I use my 8″ chef’s knife everyday. It is so sharp. Thank you for the great giveaway. Love your blog.

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  21. My Blendtec blender! LOVE it! Can’t believe all I use it for! Can’t wait to make these green beans – they look awesome!

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  29. My crockpot is hands down my favorite! But, even though it’s awesome, I feel that will change once I get some other things… my kitchen is lacking a bit at the moment as I’ve only REALLY started cooking in the last year or so!

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  33. I love my spatulas. I’m obsessed with getting every last smidge of mayo or peanut butter out of their jars. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  36. I love my KitchenAid! It gets more use than anything else in my kitchen.

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  37. I think these are my favorite flavors for green beans! And this pan looks like an awesome one. I have to say that, although cliche, my KitchenAid Mixer is my #1 tool. Coudln’t do without it.

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  39. I like Taste and Tell and 360 Cookware on Facebook.
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  44. I’m not entering your giveaway..

    I just wanted to let you know how happy and appreciative I am that you named your recipe Green Beans with Ginger and Soy instead of branding them “Asian”. You have no idea how many recipes I’ve run into that automatically brand a dish Asian just because they used soy sauce or ginger or sesame items and etc. I wouldn’t mind if they called it Asian fusion or Asian inspired, but they just assume it’s Asian when it really is not.

    Thanks so much!!!

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  58. One of my favorite kitchen items is my Bosch mixer. You can make bread, cookies, cakes, just about everything!

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  60. I love my brand new kitchenaide, I used to think “yeah right” when someone said that, but OMG! so true,,,, but I need some knives…good knives- desperately!!! (how manuy exclaimation points can I use here?)

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  66. The favorite thing in my kitchen is Jeff, my fiance’. I love the time we spend together cooking a meal!! As far as my favorite kitchen gadget, I’d have to say measuring cups & spoons! I just love them!!

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  67. Hmmm…i do LOVE kitchen accessories…

    My favorite? Probably my- – – Dutch Oven – – – Dutch ovens are awesome!!!

    Multi-purpose – You can brown meat, make a casserole, make a stew/soup, make cobblers, anything (okay, mostly anything)!

    Super easy to clean, too.

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  69. Love my baby bundt pans! I make baby rum cakes in them and wrap them as gifts around the holidays especially (the hardest part? not eating them before they are wrapped!) not dietetic (well not for the reciever, but I’m good as long as I don’t steal one to snack on!)

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  75. I love my Thermapen. I had no idea how much I would use it until I broke down and got one. Now I would hate to be without it. Great cookware is also high on my list, and this saucepan would be wonderful. Thank you for the chance!

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  78. Favorite item in my kitchen – my mandoline. 🙂

    And I love that I’m not the only food blogger that struggles with side dishes and usually doesn’t make them. 😉

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  89. Ooh, I have been wanting to try these pans! My favorite kitchen tool is my melon baller. I never make melon balls, but I use it to scrape the ribs and seeds out of peppers, clean the pulp out of squash, de-seed my tomatoes and cucumbers and lots more!

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  94. fav item in my kitchen has to be my veggie peeler – cuz i use it for everything including making my fav salad: zucchini ribbon salad

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  100. This is a tough question as I absolutely LOVE all the wonderful gadgets, appliances, cutlery and cookware in my kitchen. I guess I would have to say the most used item is my Cuisinart Food Processor.

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  106. I am totally in love with my Cuisinart food chopper that I got for Mother’s Day a year ago! It is so easy to use!

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  107. I have a microwave oven/convection oven I use every day. I do all my baking in it as opposed to the stove oven and it saves me heating the kitchen in Florida summers.

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  108. My favorite item in my kitchen is my food processor, because it’s very time-consuming to chop a lot of vegetables. With my food processor, I can just toss them inside, and they’re done in seconds. It saves a whole lot of time while cooking.

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  116. I Tweeted: Mary Baker ‏@marybaker112
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  117. I would have to say my Kitchen Aid– it’s definitely well-worn! These green beans look delicious and I agree it’s always nice to find new good side dish recipes!

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  124. I can’t live without my cuisinart pans. It’s so hard to cook somewhere that doesn’t have good pans!

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  149. One of my favorite objects in the kitchen is my cast iron skillet! Passed down from my mom! I love it!

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  151. I love fresh green beans! I served them as a side at Christmas and got rave reviews. I loving it with ginger though. YUM!

    And because I can never have enough sauce pans…actually I only have like 3, I would say my fave item is my kitchen aid mixer. I pined for one ever since my mom got one when I was little and I finally got one last march! It’s my fave.

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  154. I really love sooo many of my kitchen items…one especially is my salad spinner my husband got me for mother’s day. It makes salads so much yummier to get all that extra water off the lettuce!

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  161. My favorite item right now is my Margaritaville Frozen Concoction Maker! It makes wonderful frozen drinks, smoothies with fresh fruit, delicious milkshakes and even snow cones for the kids!

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  175. I just got a mini KitchenAid food processor and I use it almost every meal – I love it!

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  184. My favorite thing in my kitchen is my Kitchenaid stand mixer – I absolutely love it!

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  188. Kitchenaid Mixer for sure!

    Like T &T and 360 on facebook and twitter and tweeted! I’d love to win!

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  191. My favorite item in my kitchen is my kitchen table!! Is that too cheesy of an answer? When I think of my kitchen, I think of family, and I just love when we’re all and able to enjoy a homecooked meal together!

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  204. I have done all the above liked all pages.Followed on twitter and tweeted. I love my paula dean pie pan!

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  213. I really love my cast iron skillet! I had no idea what I had been missing out on my whole life….I’ve only had it for about a year!

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  215. I Like Taste and Tell and 360 Cookware on Facebook (Carolsue Andeson)
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