“Easy Veggie Dishes” is the theme of our new “Quick Bite” series Lets’ face it, we ALL could use more delicious, easy veggie dishes. I just came back from China and walking around the streets to markets and Chinese “fast food” stalls, I was inspired to throw what’s fresh from the market into a HOT wok, with a few seasonings (ALWAYS chopped garlic), salt or soy sauce, maybe some hot chiles and serve it hot and fast. But then you could do something like we show in this video…. I like to serve these beans warm or at room temperature. They’re also a nice bed for a layered salad with other vegetables like roasted red peppers, and left-over cooked meat or seafood. I use a simple sesame vinaigrette for a dressing. (The recipe is in a number of my books including “Spices of Life, “Spoonful of Ginger”, and “Asian Noodles”.

Green beans make me nostalgic because they remind me of the greens beans my Mom used to make on Thanksgiving. She used to pan-fry them with some onions in a pan, using a combination of water and soy sauce. She first covered them with a lid until they were crisp-tender, then uncovered the pan and reduced the juice to a glaze. I still love them- hot or cold.

Enjoy! More Quick Bites and highlights from my trip to China- coming up!!

Nina

BTW, if any of you remember Hailey Hao from previous videos, Hailey is in Sichuan getting married. BTW, Sichuan province is where they had the BIG earthquake in China, but I am THRILLED to say, she is okay and not affected- even though her parents live about 5 hours away.

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