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                    Green Beans with Sesame Dressing

Recipe By     : Madhur Jaffrey's Far Eastern Cookery
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Beans                            Japanese

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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    3/4  pound         green beans
  1      tablespoon    salt
  1 1/4  cups          chicken stock
  2 1/2  tablespoons   sesame seeds
  1 1/2  teaspoons     soy sauce
  1      tablespoon    rice wine vinegar
  1 1/2  teaspoons     sugar

Again, the recipe called for rice wine and I substituted rice wine vinegar.

Cut the beans in 2 inch lengths, then into slivers.  Bring a large pan of
water to a rolling boil, add the tablespoon of salt to it and put in the
beans.  Boil about 2-5 minutes until the beans are just tender but still
crisp.  Drain and quickly plunge them into cold water to set the color.
Drain again and put the beans into a bowl.  Pour the stock over them and
set aside for 30 minutes or longer.

Put the sesame seeds in a small cast-iron frying pan set over mediuhigh
heat.  Dtir the seeds for a few minutes until they are roasted and give out
a nutty aroma.  Reserve about 1/2 tablespoon of the seeds for garnish.
Grind the rest in a clean coffee grinder or food processor, then empty them
into a bowl.  Add the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sugar and 1 tablespoon
of stock taken from the soaking beans.  Mix well.

Drain the beans thoroughly.  (Save the stock for soup or another use.)  Put
them into a bowl, add the dressing and mix.  To serve, Japanese-style, pile
the beans in a little hillock in the center of each of 4 small bowls or
plates.  Sprinkle the reserved sesame seeds over the top of each serving.

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Per serving: 77 Calories; 4g Fat (40% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 8g
Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 1952mg Sodium