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🍽️ Creamy Peanut Beans
698 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 400 g green beans
- 200 g roasted peanuts
- 4 tbsp sweet soy sauce
- 1 tsp hot chili sauce
- 2 shallots
- 3 garlic cloves
- lemons (juice)
- 3 tsp palm sugar
- 3 tbsp peanut oil
- 200 ml coconut milk
- 100 g crushed roasted peanuts (for garnish)
- 3 spring onions (cut into fine rings)
- cilantro
Instructions
- 1. Peel the shallots and the garlic.
- 2. Finely chop the shallots and the garlic.
- 3. Put the peanut kernels into a blender.
- 4. Blend the peanut kernels into a fine paste.
- 5. Place the chopped shallots and garlic into a bowl.
- 6. Add the peanut paste.
- 7. Add the sweet soy sauce.
- 8. Add the chili sauce.
- 9. Add the lemon juice.
- 10. Add the palm sugar.
- 11. Mix all ingredients into a smooth paste.
- 12. Heat the oil in a small pan.
- 13. Add the peanut paste to the hot pan.
- 14. Fry the paste over medium heat.
- 15. Fry the paste for 2 to 3 minutes.
- 16. Deglaze the paste with coconut milk or water.
- 17. Reduce the heat to low.
- 18. Simmer the sauce while stirring constantly.
- 19. Simmer the sauce for 2 to 3 minutes.
- 20. Check the consistency of the sauce.
- 21. Add some water if the sauce is too thick.
- 22. Wash the beans under running water.
- 23. Remove the hard ends and any strings from the beans.
- 24. Fill a pot with water and add plenty of salt.
- 25. Blanch the beans in the salted water.
- 26. Cook the beans for 10 to 12 minutes.
- 27. Drain the beans well.
- 28. Take the peanut sauce off the heat.
- 29. Mix the warm beans with the peanut sauce.
- 30. Cut the spring onions into small pieces.
- 31. Save some of the spring onions for garnish.
- 32. Mix the remaining spring onions with the beans.
- 33. Sprinkle the beans with roasted peanut kernels.
- 34. Place the basmati rice in a bowl.
- 35. Place the beans on top of the rice.
- 36. Garnish the dish with fresh coriander leaves.
- 37. Serve the dish warm.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 698
- Protein: 28 g · Fett/Fat: 55 g · Carbs: 24 g