Haricots Frites

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 lbs french haricots vert, trimmed (thin green beans)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• salt

Recipe

• 1 bring 2 inches water to a boil in a large skillet. salt water once when it comes to a boil.
• 2 blanch haricots verts in boiling water 2 minutes, drain and cool. pat beans dry on paper towels.
• 3 dry skillet as well and return to heat. heat pan over high flame and add oil to coat the bottom of pan.
• 4 add beans to hot oil and stir fry using tongs to move and toss the beans until they are charred and very hot (3-4 minutes).
• 5 sprinkle beans with sesame seeds and cook 30 seconds more, to both toast the seeds and distribute them.
• 6 pile fried beans onto a serving plate and sprinkle with salt, to your taste.