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                     Green Beans With Sesame Dressing

Recipe By     : Madhur Jaffrey's Far Eastern Cookery
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Beans                            Japanese

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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     3/4  lb            Green beans
   1      tb            Salt
   1 1/4  c             Chicken stock
   2 1/2  tb            Sesame seeds
   1 1/2  ts            Soy sauce
   1      tb            Rice wine vinegar
   1 1/2  ts            Sugar

Again, the recipe called for rice wine and I substituted rice wine
vinegar.

Cut the beans in 2" lengths, then into slivers. Bring a large pan of
water to a rolling boil, add 1 tb salt and put in the beans. Boil
about 2 to 5 minutes until the beans are just tender but still crisp.
Drain and quickly plunge them into cold water to set the color. Drain
again and put the beans into a bowl. Pour the stock over them and set
aside for 30 minutes or longer.

Put the sesame seeds in a small cast-iron frying pan set over
medium-high heat. Stir the seeds for a few minutes until they are
roasted and give out a nutty aroma. Reserve about 1/2 tb seeds for
garnish. Grind the rest in a clean coffee grinder or food processor,
then empty them into a bowl. Add the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar,
sugar, and 1 tb of stock taken from the soaking beans. Mix well.

Drain the beans thoroughly. Save the stock for soup or another use.
Put them into a bowl, add the dressing and mix. To serve,
Japanese-style, pile the beans in a little hillock in the center of
each of 4 small bowls or plates. Sprinkle the reserved sesame seeds
over the top of each serving.


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Per serving: 77 Calories; 4g Fat (40% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 8g
Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 1952mg Sodium