I grew up eating green beans (we call it baguio beans in Philippines) on a regular basis because it was one of the cheapest and available vegetables all year round in my native country.
My mom added it in soups, stews, in omelet, and even used it as lumpia fillings.
But my favorite is sautéed green beans in soy sauce, sometimes with little meat in it. It was the simplicity of home cooking and memories of family meal times that made me miss my parents and family thousands of miles away.
Good thing I can make these dishes any time and encourage my children to try them as well.
In this green beans recipe, you have to cut the beans certain way— diagonal strips. But if you don’t want to do this, it’s fine. Just cut the beans across about 2 inches long and add 3 more minutes cooking time.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Yields: 10 servings
Ingredients:
2 lb bag of green beans, cut into diagonal strips
1 lb lean ground beef (if you prefer pork, just substitute)
½ medium onion, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
¼ cup less sodium soy sauce
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp ground pepper
¼ cup water
Tools You Need:
Knife
Chopping board
Cooking spoon
Wok/skillet
Procedure:
1. Brown meat in skillet about 5 minutes, and remove excess oil, leaving only a tablespoon for sautéing.
2. Add garlic and onions and sauté for 2 minutes or so until onions are translucent.
3. Add green beans, soy sauce, salt and pepper, and sauté for about 3 minutes.
4. Add water, cover, and cook for another 5 minutes or until desired doneness.
5. Serve hot.
- 2 lb bag of green beans, cut into diagonal strips
- 1 lb lean ground beef (if you prefer pork, just substitute)
- ½ medium onion, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup less sodium soy sauce
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground pepper
- ¼ cup water
- Brown meat in skillet about 5 minutes, and remove excess oil, leaving only a tablespoon for sautéing.
- Add garlic and onions and sauté for 2 minutes or so until onions are translucent.
- Add green beans, soy sauce, salt and pepper, and sauté for about 3 minutes.
- Add water, cover, and cook for another 5 minutes or until desired doneness.
- Serve hot.
Thanks for this recipe! It was delicious. I’m happy I found your blog and wil definitely try your other easy Filipino recipes. 🙂
You’re welcome, Erica! Glad you liked it! 🙂
This was super simple and delicious! We added a little gochujang into each bowl just to add a lil’ kick. It complimented the dish nicely. Also, I used ground deer as that is what I hand. Thank you for this recipe it’s going into my weekly rotation ?
It’s awesome to hear feedback like yours! 🙂 It makes me happy every time!
This was simple & delicious. I didn’t have any onions though but I can’t wait to try it with. Thank you for the recipe.
Thank you! Hope you were able to make it and love it. I agree, this recipe is quite good!
You’re welcome and thanks for checking out my recipe!