Asian-style green beans

Name: Asian-style green beans
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 525 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Swiss cuisine
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Maizena cornflour; ½ tbsp cane sugar; 2 tsp Maizena cornflour; 400 g smoked tofu; 150 g dried beans; ½ tsp paprika; 1 red onions; 2 garlic cloves; 3 cm ginger; 3 tbsp toasted sesame oil; 1 ½ tbsp balsamic vinegar; ½ tsp garlic powder; ½ tsp cayenne pepper; 1 ½ tbsp soy sauce; 2 tsp miso paste; ½ tsp chilli flakes; ¼ tsp Szechuan pepper; ½ dl soy sauce; 2 tbsp fried onions

Vegan Swiss cuisine dinner

Total: 8 hr 45 min. | Active: 45 min.

vegan, lactose-free

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In winter, the selection of vegetables is often a little monotonous. Cabbage, celery or squash are readily available, but rarely provide variety. It's all the better when dried green beans come into play – and prove that they are capable of so much more than just accompanying a Bernese platter. After a thorough soak (essential!), they are coated in an aromatic sauce made with chilli, soy sauce, ginger and garlic. Crispy tofu adds not only bite, but also protein. Accompanied by a serving of rice, you have an utterly delicious dish that will add a spark to your winter routines.

Recipe by:
Daniela Bieder – daniela CULINAIRE

Ingredients

for 4 portions

To soak the beans
150 g	dried beans
1 litre	water

To cook the beans
	salted water, boiling

Tofu
400 g	smoked tofu, cut into approx. 1 cm cubes
1 tbsp	Maizena cornflour
½ tsp	garlic powder
½ tsp	cayenne pepper
½ tsp	paprika
2 tbsp	toasted sesame oil
1 ½ tbsp	soy sauce

Sauce
1 tbsp	toasted sesame oil
1	red onion, cut into strips
2	garlic cloves, squeezed
3 cm	ginger, finely grated
½ tbsp	cane sugar
2 tsp	miso paste
½ tsp	chilli flakes
¼ tsp	Szechuan pepper, finely crushed
2 tsp	Maizena cornflour
1 dl	water
½ dl	soy sauce
1 ½ tbsp	balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp	fried onions

How it's done

To soak the beans

Place the beans in a bowl, add the water, cover and soak in the fridge for approx. 8 hrs. or overnight.

To cook the beans

Drain the beans, cook in boiling salted water for approx. 30 mins. until soft, drain.

Tofu

Mix the tofu with the cornflour and all the other ingredients up to and including the paprika. Heat the oil in a wide, non-stick frying pan. Fry the tofu for approx. 5 mins., stirring occasionally. Pour in the soy sauce, reduce briefly. Remove the tofu, set aside.

Sauce

Heat the oil in the same frying pan. Briefly sauté the onion, garlic and ginger. Add the dried beans and cook briefly. Stir in the sugar, miso paste, chilli flakes and Szechuan pepper. Mix the cornflour with the water, soy sauce and balsamic, add to the pan and reduce to a thick sauce for approx. 3 mins. while stirring. Mix in the tofu, plate up immediately, top with the fried onions.

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