Description
This easy summertime side dish pairs tender-crisp beans with paper-thin slices of toasted garlic and slivers of bright red chili. It's prettiest made with a mix of wax beans and green beans, but feel free to use any kind of string beans or flat beans you have on hand.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound green beans or wax beans, trimmed
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, very thinly sliced
- 1 medium-sized red hot chili, thinly sliced
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a large pot of boiling, salted water, blanch the beans for 3-5 minutes, or until tender-crisp. Immediately transfer to an ice water bath to stop the cooking process. Drain and set aside
- In a large skillet set over medium-high heat, heat the oil. Add garlic and chili, and cook until the garlic starts to turn golden brown, about 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat, and add the beans. Toss to combine, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve right away.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Side