Green Beans with Sesame Sauce Recipe ( いんげんのごま )

Name: Green Beans with Sesame Sauce Recipe ( いんげんのごま )
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 4 small portions Green Beans; 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce; 1 tablespoon Roasted Sesame Seeds; 2 teaspoons Sugar; Roasted Sesame Seeds

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Japanese Green Beans with Sesame Sauce Recipe ( いんげんのごま )

Photo: Sara Harris

TRADITIONAL JAPANESE RECIPE: Green Beans with Sesame Sauce ( ingen no goma-ae いんげんのごま ) make a very simple and healthy side dish. All you need for dinner.

The crispy texture of the bean pods and the savory aroma of the sesame seeds makes it impossible to stop eating!

If you really want to dive into the Japanese tradition, you should use the Suribachi (mortar) and Surikogi (pestle) at home.

The suribachi is a pottery bowl, glazed on the outside and with a rough pattern called kushi-no-me on the unglazed inside. This surface is somewhat similar to the surface of the oroshigane (grater). The surikogi pestle is made from wood to avoid excessive wear on the suribachi. Traditionally, the wood from the sanshō tree (Japanese prickly ash) was used, which adds a slight flavor to the food, although nowadays other woods are more common. The bowls have a diameter from 10 cm to 30 cm. To use the suribachi the bowl is set on a non-slip surface, such as a rubber mat or a damp towel, and the surikogi is used to grind the material. Recently, plastic versions of the suribachi have also become popular, but they have a much shorter lifespan. The suribachi and surikogi arrived in Japan from China around 1000 AD. The mortar was first used for medicine, and only later for food products. A larger sized Japanese mortar used to pound rice is an usu with a pestle called kine.

The highest mountain on Iwo Jima, Mount Suribachi, was named after this kitchen device.

Skill Level:	Time: 15 Minutes
Price:	Serves: 4 People

Ingredients:

Conversions

Metric:

225gr Green Beans

18gr Soy Sauce

9gr Roasted Sesame Seeds
( ground )

8gr Sugar

Roasted Sesame Seeds
( to garnish )
Imperial:

0.5lb Green Beans

0.63oz Soy Sauce

0.31oz Roasted Sesame Seeds
( ground )

0.28oz Sugar

Roasted Sesame Seeds
( to garnish )
Cups:

4 small portions Green Beans

1 tablespoon Soy Sauce

1 tablespoon Roasted Sesame Seeds
( ground )

2 teaspoons Sugar

Roasted Sesame Seeds
( to garnish )

Directions:

01 - Cook the Green Beans in boiling Water for 3-5 minutes.

02 - Cut the cooked Green Beans into 5cm / 2in long pieces.

03 - Grind Sesame Seeds and combine it with Soy Sauce and Sugar in a bowl.

04 - Mix Sauce and Green Beans.

05 - Sprinkle some extra Sesame Seeds on top. Serve.

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