{"id":15266,"date":"2012-03-09T10:54:44","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T14:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=15266"},"modified":"2012-03-09T10:54:44","modified_gmt":"2012-03-09T14:54:44","slug":"keep-it-simple-sweet-and-spicy-green-beans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2012\/03\/keep-it-simple-sweet-and-spicy-green-beans\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep It Simple: Sweet and Spicy Green Beans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/sweet_spicy_greenbeans4.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15268\" title=\"Sweet and Spicy Greenbeans\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/sweet_spicy_greenbeans4-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/sweet_spicy_greenbeans4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/sweet_spicy_greenbeans4.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> Greenbeans, oh how I love them! I always buy huge batches of them at the farmer&#8217;s market when they come in season. Recently I discovered frozen haricots vert at my local Whole Foods and have fallen in love.<\/p>\n<p>I let them sit in a little bit of water to thaw out, drain, and then they are ready for whatever you want to do with them.<\/p>\n<p>I experimented and did a little sweet and spicy action which has now turned into my favorite way to have greenbeans.<\/p>\n<p>We have these often as a sidedish and I make sure to \u00a0make a huge batch!<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t an exact recipe because I adjust the amounts based on how I feel that day (more spicy? more sweet?) and how much greenbeans I&#8217;m using. \u00a0Below are approximate guesses, feel free to adjust to suit your tastes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Andrea&#8217;s Sweet and Spicy Greenbeans<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2lb of Frozen Haricots Vert (thawed)<\/li>\n<li>1TBSP Chili and Garlic Sauce (found in the Asian aisle at the grocery store)<\/li>\n<li>2TBSP Honey<\/li>\n<li>1\/2tsp Soy Sauce<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle of sesame seeds<\/li>\n<li>1\/2TBSP Olive Oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a medium size sauce pan, heat olive oil and add in the haricot vert. \u00a0Add in the remaining ingredients, toss till coated and heat for about 2-3 minutes until everything has combined and the haricots vert is heated through.<\/p>\n<p>Remove and serve immediately!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/sweet_spicy_greenbeans3.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15267\" title=\"Sweet and Spicy Greenbeans\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/sweet_spicy_greenbeans3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/sweet_spicy_greenbeans3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/sweet_spicy_greenbeans3-449x300.jpg 449w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/sweet_spicy_greenbeans3.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gorgeous and quick to make. \u00a0You can use regular frozen greenbeans if you cannot find haricot vert. \u00a0If using fresh, be sure to blanch them first.<\/p>\n<p>Serve these up the next time you need a simple veggie sidedish!<\/p>\n<p><em>Have fun guys, and remember, always play with your food!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greenbeans, oh how I love them! I always buy huge batches of them at the farmer&#8217;s market when they come in season. Recently I discovered frozen haricots vert at my local Whole Foods and have fallen in love. I let them sit in a little bit of water to thaw out, drain, and then they [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[16],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-3Ye","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15266"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15266\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}