These blistered green beans are absolutely delicious! You will want to make them over and over again.
All my life, the only way I have ever had green beans is the true Southern way -- cooked in bacon grease or with a ham hock until there is pretty much nothing left.
The beans are really soft, but the flavor is amazing! But then, someone introduced me to green bean bundles -- where you cook whole green beans in a soy sauce bath while wrapped in bacon. They still come out soft, but the flavors are just a delicious punch in the mouth. Another great recipe for green beans is these Sauteed Green Beans with Bacon.
While on my trip to Pawhuska, one night I ordered a filet mignon at The Mercantile that came with blistered green beans. Seriously -- those beans were the best I had ever eaten, and I knew I was going to come home and play around with the recipe until I figured it out.
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It didn't take long. All you need are fresh green beans, soy sauce, garlic, butter, salt, and pepper. That's it. Then you will have the most awesomesauce green beans you have ever put in your mouth.
How to Make Blistered Green Beans
Start by washing your beans under running water. Dry them off and then start trimming the ends off your green beans. All I do is line up a bunch that are pretty much the same size, and nick the ends off.
Once you do this, set all the beans aside. To me, there is nothing like the taste of fresh green beans. I mean, canned green beans are good, but fresh to me is always best.
In your saute pan, add in 2 tablespoons of butter and allow it to heat and melt. Once the butter is melted, throw all the green beans into your saute pan.
Then allow them to "blister", moving them occasionally around so that all get a little blister on them. Really, all a blister means is that you are going to allow a little char to get on the beans.
You will start to notice soon that the beans are getting a little black on them. That is exactly what you want. Now, once the beans have charred a bit and have gotten a bit soft, but they still have a crunch, you are going to add in your garlic and let it cook for a minute or two.
Now add in the soy sauce and let it cook down for a couple of minutes. The beans will almost immediately soak up any of the soy sauce, which turns these beans into superhero green beans.
The blistered green beans mixed with the soy sauce have this flavor combination that will knock your socks off!
The blackest beans are my favorite out of all of them. They will have a slight crunch to them, and while my husband was not a fan of crunchy green beans, the rest of us thought they were fantastic.
Check out these other delicious bean recipes
- Slow Cooker Pinto Beans with Ham Hock
- Slow Cooker Southern Style Green Beans
- Southern Style White Beans and Ham
Blistered Green Beans
These blistered green beans will be your new favorite way to make this beautiful veggie.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 8 ounces green beans, trimmed
- 2 small cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
Instructions
Heat a sauce pan over medium high heat.
Add the butter and when melted, add the beans.
Let the beans blister for about 2 minutes, then toss and allow to blister some more.
Add in the garlic and allow it to cook for about a minute. Make sure to move it around so the garlic doesn't burn.
Add the soy sauce, toss to coat the beans and serve.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 50Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 177mgCarbohydrates: 3gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 1g
yum! this is timely as I'm trying to pay more attention to the veggie sides this year to keep things interesting. pinned to my recipes to try board.
OMG! These green beans look amazing!
So many ways to make green beans! They're such a versatile vegetable.
this looks delicious.
Wow, those green beans look incredibly delicious, and the recipe is so simple and straightforward too. On a side note, I agree that using fresh green beans is the way to go. I tried canned green beans once and I don't think I will ever try again.
I love these greens beans as a snack while I am on clean eating. You made them so nicely.
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These green beans sound SO good. I canNOT wait to make these for my family!
How lucky of you to go to the Mercantile! How lucky for me to have this recipe - Green beans are a staple in our house of new ideas are always welcome.
That looks amazing! I've never heard of blistered green beans before. I can't wait to make them. I love the flavor.
I had no idea there was a name for that type of green beans. Those are probably one of my favorite ways to eat green beans. This looks so good right now I wish I had some.
Yummy! These green beans look so good! I would love to try them asap for dinner.
I've never heard of green beans this way, but they sound and look delicious!
Just 4 ingredients?! Count me in! I love finding new and easy ways to prepare veggies!
These look really good. It is amazing how much more I like green beans when I can add some serious flavor.
I love green beans, and this recipe looks amazing. I can't wait to give it a try. My family enjoys green beans too, so I'm excited to see if they'll like this too.
It looks sooooo good! I love green beans! Can't wait to try your recipe!
My family goes crazy over green beans. I should make your recipe for dinner tonight. I have some beans right now!
I love how simple this is, means I can easily make it! Looks so good I'll try this for dinner.
This recipe is one of my favorite ways to eat green beans! I like them a little on the burnt/crispy side.
I love crunchy green beans so this is right up my alley!!
I love pan frying green beans until they blsiter. I never thought of adding soy sauce. It must add a great salty element to the beans!
Easiest green beans ever! I was skeptical about the soy sauce but it added great flavor.
What an easy recipe for such a tasty dish!
These are perfect sides. And So easy to make. Love it.
blistered green beans is my fav way to eat these veggies
I've made a bunch over the weekend as a side dish, and they were perfect (-ly garlicky!) Super easy and greatly appreciated by the family!