Update and Redux: J – This is one of our early dishes where Luke and Christina were cook-bonding over Asian dishes. The results over the next years have been long and tasty … just like these long beans. Simple, too.
C – Asian grocery stores will always be my favorites.
Wherever I live, I feel at home when there is an Asian grocery store nearby. For years, I didn’t have one close by and it was painful. I would end up going home to visit my parents just to shop at an Asian grocery store to get supplies.
Now, I am only a couple of miles away from one. I am happy. One reason I love Asian grocery stores is their vegetables. Lots of stuff you can’t find in the American markets. If you do find it in the American markets, you usually have to spend a lot more money on them. Long beans are one of those specially priced items. At an Asian market they can range from $1.00 to $1.50/lb, when they are in season. In an American market, they are priced from $2.00 to $3.00/lb.
When Luke and I saw the price, we had to get it. I was excited to see what he would make from them.
FRESHNESS NOTE: When long beans are old they can be tough and rubbery, so buy them when they are in season. Look for a good, bright green color. If the long beans are getting dark in color, they are too old. Also, if they are too big, they will have seeds in them. That also means they are too old. Don’t buy them.
| Long Beans with Soy Sauce |
- ½ bunch long beans, tops and bottoms trimmed. Cut into 4 – 6 inch pieces
- ¼ torpedo onion or yellow onion
- 1 Tbsp canola oil
- 1½ Tbsp soy sauce
- 1½ Tbsp oyster sauce
- ½ jalapeno, sliced and seeded
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced thinly
- In a medium pot of boiling water, place long beans and blanch for about 1 minute. Remove and set aside.
- In a medium saute pan on high heat, place canola oil and add onion. Saute until sightly chared on the outside. About 2 minutes.
- Add garlic and jalapeno and saute until soft. About 1 minute.
- Add soy sauce and oyster sauce. Mix well.
- Add long beans. Mix well. Turn off heat and plate.
- Serve.
- Enjoy!
He made something simple and good. It really reminded me of home when he made this. Long beans cut into 4 – 6 inch pieces, blanched and covered in sauteed onions and soy sauce. It was really good. Crunchy, fresh long beans. The combination of onions and garlic with these fresh beans really enhanced the salty soy and oyster sauce mixture.
Thanks, Luke, for making this great and simple dish.