My Chinese yard long beans are producing. So tonite I cooked some up. They were very delicious! I tied them into knots which is a little hard to see in the photo.
Long beans (aka yard-long beans) are a traditional Chinese vegetable. Shaped like green beans, but up to 18 inches long, they found their way to the Caribbean via the Chinese indentured laborers who came to Trinidad in the mid 1800s. Long beans taste similar to green beans but are a little earthier. Perhaps the niftiest thing about them is that they are so long, you can tie them into decorative knots.
Chinese Yard Long Beans
sesame oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
soy sauce
garlic powder
sesame seeds, toasted
1. Preheat the grill to high.
2. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the beans until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Drain and cut each bean into 8- to 9-inch lengths and tie each into a loose knot. Let dry on paper towels.
3. When ready to cook, preheat the grill pan for 5 minutes. Brush the knotted beans with sesame oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper & garlic powder & a few squirts of soy sauce. Arrange on the hot grate and grill, turning with tongs, until nicely browned, 4 to 6 minutes in all. Transfer the long beans to a platter, sprinkle with the sesame seeds, and serve immediately.
Those look yummy!
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