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Crispy garlic green beans

The BEST Crispy Garlic Green Beans

By Tom · Updated

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  • About 15 min
  • Easy

These crispy garlic green beans are bursting with flavour, perfectly crispy, and easy to make. Whether you're cooking for a weeknight dinner or impressing guests at a gathering, this recipe is a must-try.

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The recipe

Crispy garlic green beans

These crispy garlic green beans are bursting with flavour, perfectly crispy, and easy to make.

  • 10 min prep
  • 3 min cooking
  • Easy

Times and difficulty are our estimates from the method, not stopwatch figures.

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Method

  1. Step 1

    Prepare the green beans (360 g) by cutting the stalk from the top (if needed) and halving them lengthways.

  2. Step 2

    Peel 1 full bulb of garlic (1 garlic), thinly slice most of it and roughly chop 3 cloves to use in the recipe later.

  3. Step 3

    Place the sliced garlic (1 garlic) into a saucepan and add the oil. Place over low heat and cook until the garlic turns golden and crisp. Immediately remove from the heat and drain through a sieve. You will be left with garlic-infused oil and garlic crisps.

  4. Step 4

    Place a wok or sauté pan over high heat and add 1 tablespoon of the garlic (1 garlic) oil. Once Hot, add the green beans (360 g) and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Then add the chicken stock (200 ml), soy sauce (5 ml), and sugar (5 g). Bring to a simmer and add the chopped garlic. Cook until the stock reduces by half and remove from the heat. Season to taste with more soy sauce if needed.

  5. Step 5

    To serve, pile the green beans (360 g) high onto a plate and drizzle over the chicken stock (200 ml) from the pan. Finish with the golden garlic (1 garlic) crisps.

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How long does crispy garlic green beans take?

About 15 min from start to finish, of which 10 min is prep and 3 min is cooking. That figure is worked out from the method rather than timed with a stopwatch, so give yourself a little more the first time.

How much does this make?

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