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green beans with garlic and raisins

Green Beans with Caramelized Garlic and Raisins

A delicious side of green beans stir fry with roasted or almost burnt garlic and caramelized raisins for a lovely sweet note in every bite!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 4
Author Vanitha Bhat

Ingredients

  • 1 lb/500 gm green beans
  • 2-3 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 5-6 large cloves of garlic peeled and minced/finely chopped
  • 3-4 dry red chilies roughly broken
  • ¼ cup black or golden raisins
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat 2-3 tablespoons oil in a wide saucepan and when hot, add the crushed or sliced garlic to the hot oil; sauté on medium heat, stirring continuously until starting to turn brown.
  2. Add the roughly cut dry red chilies and sauté for a few seconds and then tip in the green beans (steamed or raw).
  3. Add salt to taste and mix well.
  4. Sauté or fry on medium high heat for a couple of minutes.
  5. Stir in raisins and cook again on medium to medium high, stirring often until the beans are almost cooked yet crisp tender and beginning to char.
  6. You will notice that the garlic would have further sautéed and truned a darker brown along with raisins being crisped up and caramelized! Yumm!
  7. Remove from heat serve hot right away as a side with any meal.
  8. Enjoy and Happy Cooking!

Recipe Notes

  • Make sure to use fresh and tender green beans.
  • Steaming is optional especially if the beans are fresh and tender.
  • Adjust the amount of garlic and chilies according to taste.
  • Instead of raisins, you can add dried cranberries or even peanut or almonds if preferred.