Spicy Long Beans Recipe
Two days ago I went up the road for the second time to Sunrise Market. Do you have places near you that you know you should shop at more often but forget about them each and every time you need some groceries? This is Sunrise for me. It is on the edge of Chinatown, and every bit as chaotic as Chinatown always is.
It is the kind of place that you can buy anything you could ever possibly want, and many things you likely will never ever want. Truffle oil and organic maple syrup sit right beside bags of MSG and chicken feet. If you have the patience (and time) to dig through the piles, you can find some serious deals. I came home with my largest cloth bag overflowing with groceries and only $10.32 missing from my wallet.
I need to stop forgetting about this place.
One of my treasures was a bag of long green beans; also known as yard long beans, Chinese beans or just long beans. They're by far my favourite type a green bean. They're crispier, crunchier and, well, longer. Much much longer. They're at least a foot, and up to 2 and a half feet long.
If you can't find long green beans where you are, regular old green beans will work just fine for this recipe. Just be careful you don't overcook them.
Also, try these keto green beans!
Adapted from Feenie's Spicy Green Beans
Long Green Beans with Anchovies and Sriracha
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Ingredients
- 1 lb long green beans, ends trimmed
- 1 tin anchovies, chopped, plus the oil they’re packed in
- 1-2 teaspoons sriracha, depending how spicy you like it
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
Instructions
- In a large frying pan over heat add chopped anchovies and their oil. Mix in sriracha.1 tin anchovies, 1-2 teaspoons sriracha
- Once the mixture starts to spit, add the green beans and a splash of water. Cook for 2 minutes1 lb long green beans
- Add the cherry tomatoes. If the anchovies are sticking to the bottom of the pan add another splash of water1 cup cherry tomatoes
- Cook for two more minutes then serve immediately. I dare you to not go back for seconds!
I made these with regular beans (not long green beans as I couldn’t find any) and they were delicious. The flavor was outstanding.
Love this recipe! Linking back to it in my next post 🙂
Thanks, Marla!!
Hooray! I am so thrilled! Now that I know the love that goes into this recipe, if someone ever invites me over for Coq au Vin, I will be there lickety-split. So glad you had a wonderful evening with your friends.
The string beans made me laugh! The other day I pulled out a grocery cart and in the basket was the longest string bean I had ever seen. So now I know more about what that was…a Chinese string bean. The dish looks like a great way to add punch to string beans!
That is too funny. They definitely look ridiculously long and must have looked crazy if you weren’t familiar with them!