Green Beans with Olive Vegetables, primarily made from olive vegetables and green beans, is a simple dish to prepare. The dish is rich in olive oil fragrance, with a savory, tender, and crispy texture, making it a popular home-cooked meal.
How to Make Green Beans with Olive Vegetables
Ingredients Needed
Green beans, olive vegetables, cooking oil, salt, monosodium glutamate (MSG), and scallions.
Method and Steps
1. Remove the strings from the green beans, clean them thoroughly, drain the water, and cut them into small pieces.
2. Clean the olive vegetables and soak them in water to remove any sourness.
3. Chop the cleaned olive vegetables into fine pieces and mince the scallions to set aside.
4. Heat an appropriate amount of oil in a wok or pan, then fry the diced green beans until cooked, and drain the excess oil.
5. Leave some oil in the pot, add the minced scallions, and stir-fry until fragrant.
6. Add the chopped olive vegetables and stir-fry until aromatic, then add the fried green beans.
7. Finally, season with an appropriate amount of salt and MSG, mix well, and serve.
Home-Style Green Beans with Olive Vegetables
Ingredients Needed
Green beans, olive vegetables, ground meat, soy sauce, salt, cooking wine, cornstarch, five-spice powder, ginger, and garlic.
Method and Steps
1. Mix an appropriate amount of soy sauce, cooking wine, salt, and cornstarch into the ground meat, stir well, and marinate for 5 minutes.
2. Remove the strings from the green beans, wash them, and chop them finely.
3. Olive vegetables can be bought canned at the supermarket for convenience.
4. Heat an appropriate amount of oil in a pan, then add the marinated ground meat and stir-fry until it changes color; remove and set aside.
5. Leave some oil in the pan, add ginger and garlic, and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the green beans and stir-fry over high heat for 5 minutes, then add an appropriate amount of five-spice powder and mix evenly.
6. Return the ground meat to the pan, add the olive vegetables, and stir-fry until thoroughly cooked.
7. Season with an appropriate amount of salt and MSG, mix well, and serve.
Serving Suggestions for Green Beans with Olive Vegetables
Nutritional Value
1. Olive vegetables contain various vitamins and essential minerals such as calcium, iodine, iron, zinc, and magnesium.
2. Vitamin E in olive vegetables acts as a vascular protector, which can help lower cholesterol and triglycerides.
3. Green beans have a sweet, bland, and slightly warm nature, capable of tonifying essence and energy, and alleviating summer dampness.
4. Green Beans with Olive Vegetables can be used as a dietary therapy for symptoms like summer dampness injury, vomiting, diarrhea, and cramping.
Contraindications
1. Generally suitable for all, but not recommended for children under 2 years old.
2. Not suitable for those suffering from bloating.
Points to Note
1. The strings on green beans must be removed, as they affect both taste and digestibility.
2. Green beans must be cooked thoroughly to avoid poisoning.