~ Sesame Green Beans

Taken from:
Allrecipes

Description:
Green beans steeped in savoury sesame sauce

Ingredients (serves 2):
1/2 tbsp canola oil
1/2 tsp sesame oil
200 g fresh green beans, washed
1/2 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
1/2 C water

Directions:
1. Warm a large skillet or wok over medium heat.
2. When the skillet is hot, pour in canola and sesame oils, then place whole green beans into the skillet. Stir the beans to coat with oil. Cook until the beans are bright green and slightly browned in spots, about 10 minutes.
3. Remove from heat, and stir in soy sauce; cover, and let sit about 5 minutes.
4. Transfer to a serving platter, and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.

Remarks:

I have a confession to make - this dish was partly burnt! Well, it was not entirely my fault as I did not know that stir-frying with a claypot was so much of a challenge. The ceramic heated up slowly so I turned up the heat.. And when it's heated up, the temperature rose exponentially, so much so that my sesame oil and green beans got burnt. What I suggest now is to add the (unrefined) sesame oil last, as it burns quite rapidly, and do NOT use a claypot to stir-fry your food unless you have mastered the art of taming it.

The taste was acceptable, just that Mum thought I used dark soy sauce due to the brown sauce before I admitted to my crime.