Spicy String Beans with Black Sesame Seeds

Name: Spicy String Beans with Black Sesame Seeds
Yield: serves 3 to 4
Ingredients: Kosher salt; 3/4 pound yellow or green string beans, trimmed; 2 teaspoons rice vinegar; 1/4 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1 teaspoon fish sauce; 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil; 1 small Thai bird chile, minced; 1 1/2 teaspoons black or white sesame seeds (or a mixture)

December 22, 2011

We have an ongoing war among some of our staff members, and it centers around green beans. Our chef, Eddy, insists on cooking them just until al dente, whereas I cannot abide a crunchy green bean. It’s entirely up to you, of course; the timing I give here is for making them the way I like them: fully cooked!

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