Green Beans with Peanut Sauce

Method4 steps · about 15 min

1. 1

   Step 1: Trim the ends of all 8 oz green beans, rinse in separate rinsing water and drain well. Set these prepared beans aside.

   Uses 8 oz green beans, ends trimmed · Separate water for rinsing the beans, amount unspecified; drain

2. 2

   Step 2: In a saucepan, whisk together the complete sauce batch: all ½ cup creamy peanut butter, ¾ cup coconut milk, 2 tbsp Thai red curry paste, 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 1 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp sauce ground peanuts and salt to taste. Put the pan over low heat and keep whisking until the ingredients combine smoothly. Keep the separate optional garnish peanuts for serving.

   Uses ½ cup creamy peanut butter for the sauce batch · ¾ cup coconut milk for the sauce batch · 2 tbsp Thai red curry paste for the sauce batch · 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar for the sauce batch · 1 tbsp sugar for the sauce batch, adjustable to taste · 2 tbsp ground peanuts for the sauce batch · Salt to taste for the sauce batch, amount unspecified

3. 3

   Step 3: Continue gently heating all the sauce from step 2 until it just starts to bubble. If you prefer a thinner sauce, whisk in a little separate thinning water while it heats. Turn off the heat as soon as it bubbles and set the complete prepared sauce batch aside.

   Uses All the peanut butter, coconut milk, curry paste, vinegar, sugar, sauce peanuts and salt combined in step 2 · A little water to thin the sauce if desired, amount unspecified

   
4. 4

   Step 4: Heat all 1 tbsp cooking oil in a pan and sauté all the minced garlic (2 cloves) until lightly browned. Add all the trimmed, rinsed and drained beans from step 1 and stir continuously until tender. Transfer all the cooked beans to a serving plate. Spoon some of the heated peanut sauce from step 3 over the beans, using as much as desired, and sprinkle with the separate optional garnish peanuts. Serve immediately as two side portions. Refrigerate unused sauce promptly in a separate container.

   Uses 1 tbsp cooking oil · 2 cloves garlic, finely minced · All the trimmed, rinsed and drained 8 oz beans from step 1 · Some of the heated sauce batch from step 3, to taste; amount and share unspecified · Ground peanuts for garnishing, amount unspecified (optional)