Green beans with crushed garlic

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1tablespoonVegetable oil
1Onion -- finely chopped
4Cloves garlic -- finely
Chopped
3largesGreen chilies
Seeded and sliced thinly
Diagonally
1teaspoonGround coriander
½teaspoonGround cumin
2Ripe tomatoes
Blanched, skinned, seeded,
And chopped roughly
1poundsGreen beans -- trimmed and
Halved
½teaspoonSugar
pinchSalt
2tablespoonsFresh cilantro -- chopped

Directions

*(Dau Phap Voi Toi Nghien).

1. Heat the oil in a wok and stir-fry the onion, garlic, and green chilies, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. 2. Add the coriander and cumin, stir vigorously and add the chopped tomatoes and beans. Stir and cover the wok for 5 minutes. Remove the cover, add the sugar and a little salt,and stir again for 1 minutes. Add the cilantro, stir for 30 seconds and tra

Recipe Source: VIETNAMESE COOKING - EXOTIC DELIGHTS FROM INDO-CHINA by Paulette Do Van. Published by Chartwell Books, Inc. Copyright (c) 1993. Recipe formatted by Olivia Liebermann RDSE68B on May, 1995.

Recipe By : "Vietnamese Cooking" by Paulette Do Van, Chartwell Books