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Asian Green Beans

January 30, 2014

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Asian Green Beans – Crispy flavorful green beans better than take out or the Chinese Buffet. It’s a quick and easy side dish.

Asian Green Beans Recipe on a plate

Chinese Green Beans

One of my absolute favorite things about a Chinese buffet is the crunchy green beans.  Just about every Asian restaurant you go to will have some variation of crunchy green beans.  Some are heavy on the garlic.  Some are covered in sesame seeds.  But, the common theme is that they are crisp and very flavorful.

Making Asian-style green beans at home is quick and easy.

How To Make This Fresh Green Bean Recipe

*Note:  The full printable recipe card is at the bottom of this post.

  • Add soy sauce, vegetable oil, and sugar to a mixing bowl.
  • Whisk until well combined.

Soy sauce, olive oil, and sugar in a mixing bowl for Chinese green beans

  • Place a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Add fresh, trimmed green beans.
  • Carefully drizzle the sauce over the green beans

When you add the sauce to the hot skillet, it will spatter a bit.  Adding the green beans to the skillet first will protect you from a lot of the spatter.

Fresh green beans in a large skillet with Asian sauce being poured over them

  • Cook for 6 minutes.
  • Add minced garlic and cook for an additional minute.

Don’t over cook these green beans.  They should be crunchy and flavorful, just like the kind that you would find at the Chinese buffet.

You could substitute some sesame oil for the vegetable oil if you like that sesame flavor.

Plate of Chinese buffet green beans

Try These Other Great Easy Side Dish Recipes

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Watch The Step By Step Recipe Video For Asian Green Beans Below

Crunchy Asian Green Beans on a plate

Asian Green Beans Recipe

Asian Green Beans - Crispy flavorful green beans better than take out or the Chinese Buffet. It's a quick and easy side dish.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 9 minutes
Total Time 14 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 122kcal
Author: Amanda Finks
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5 from 13 votes

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp. vegetable oil (or your preferred cooking oil)
  • 3 tbsp. soy sauce
  • 2 tsp. sugar
  • 1 lb. fresh green beans, edges trimmed
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced

Instructions

  • Pre-heat a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat for 2 minutes.
  • In a small bowl, add the oil, soy sauce, and sugar. Stir to combine.
  • Add the green beans to the skillet. Then, carefully add the soy sauce mixture to the hot skillet (liquid may spatter a bit). Stir to coat the beans in sauce. Cook for about 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Stir the garlic into the green beans. Cook for 1 minute, stirring often. Then, remove the skillet from the heat.

Notes

Do not over cook. These beans should still be somewhat crisp, just like the kind you find at a Chinese buffet.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/4 of the recipe | Calories: 122kcal | Carbohydrates: 10.5g | Protein: 1.5g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Fiber: 2g
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American, Asian, Chinese
Keyword asian green beans, chinese green beans, stir fry green beans
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Comments

  1. jason says

    January 30, 2014 at 8:52 PM

    5 stars
    One of my favorites too

    Reply
  2. Jackie says

    January 11, 2015 at 3:11 AM

    5 stars
    As a 21 year old learning to cook, I started browsing around for recipes that I like. These green beans have been my favorite thing at a chinese buffet for years! I followed the directions exactly (minus about 1/5 of each ingredient as I only had 12oz of beans) and they were perfect! Thank you so much!

    Reply
    • Sandy says

      November 21, 2019 at 6:08 PM

      5 stars
      Took to a potluck luncheon. Everyone really enjoyed the green beans. I have three request to make them a dish.

      Reply
  3. Nelson Bruton says

    January 2, 2019 at 5:25 PM

    5 stars
    This recipe is fire! I substituted Bragg Liquid Aminos for the soy sauce. I substituted brown sugar for the sugar. I will be making this each week for my meal prep.

    Reply
  4. Pam Wolff says

    January 3, 2019 at 4:21 PM

    5 stars
    So easy and even better than what you get at an Asian buffet!

    Reply
  5. Annie says

    March 20, 2019 at 7:57 PM

    5 stars
    Randomly googled to find asian green beans and these were GREAT. Super easy and made only with things I already had in my kitchen—oh and I added sriracha to the oil & soy mixture and it added a nice little kick. I made these with some chicken potstickers from Trader Joes and it was all super delicious and crazy easy. Two thumbs up!

    Reply
  6. STEPHANIE says

    November 3, 2019 at 4:35 PM

    5 stars
    I skipped the garlic. I added 1 heaping tablespoon of grated fresh ginger to the soy mix. Delicious. I don’t like garlic!

    Reply
  7. So Good says

    December 27, 2019 at 12:30 AM

    5 stars
    Fast, easy and flavorful, this is a great recipe and I urge you to give it a try!

    I think the optional suggestion of using sesame oil really was key. I used a mix of half sesame oil and half vegetable oil. It really pulled it all together.

    The only real change I made was adding a teaspoon of sambal oelek after cooking the garlic to give the dish some spicyness.

    Reply
  8. Gene says

    January 8, 2020 at 5:35 PM

    Very easy and tasty!

    Reply
  9. Brooke Hajny says

    March 27, 2020 at 11:40 AM

    5 stars
    Easy and delicious!

    Reply
  10. Susan Bethard says

    April 4, 2020 at 5:44 PM

    5 stars
    This is a keeper for sure! I added a little grated ginger (keep in freezer) & crushed red peppers (my secret weapon) This recipe was exactly what I was looking for. Thank You!

    Reply
  11. Suzy S says

    May 13, 2020 at 12:05 AM

    5 stars
    Made these green beans with Chicken Lettuce cups for dinner tonight While I was getting everything together to serve, by 14 y/o son ate a green bean and murmured… “mmmmm, these are sooo good.” Makes a mamma proud.
    I don’t get those remarks to often especially from the boy. lol.

    Will definitely make these again.

    Reply
  12. Laurel says

    June 2, 2020 at 6:27 PM

    Great taste, quick and easy! I used 1.5 tbsp soy and 1.5 tbsp oyster sauce instead of sugar.

    Reply
  13. Elizabeth Rhyneer says

    September 28, 2020 at 4:07 PM

    5 stars
    We are in love with this recipe and after a summer of growing great beans it’s been a great addition to our many dinners. Thanks…

    Reply
  14. Cynthia Lyman says

    December 13, 2020 at 1:37 AM

    5 stars
    This is by gar the easiest recipe for Asian Green Beans that I have come across online. Many recipes have so many steps as to seem daunting and complicated, but this was so easy I wondered if the results would be as authentic as I hoped. It was and the outcome was delicious. Thank you,

    Reply

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