Dry sauteed string bean

Dry sauteed string bean

Today I decided to try making one of my favorite dishes. I always order dry sauteed string beans whenever I go to a Chinese restaurant or get take out. 

The dish is salty and garlicky and with the crunch of the beans, it really is a perfect dish in my opinion.

And the dish started out with these beauties.

Chinese long beans.

I trimmed off the ends, rinsed and dried them and then cut them into 2" long pieces. 

 

Then I chopped up some garlic and green onions. I also added a scoop of chili paste to the stir fry 'plate'.

What happened next? Well, I went to make the sauce and ended up being out of quite a few ingredients. I went ahead and made substitutions, which usually works out wonderfully for me, but not today. 

A dish that should have been salty and garlicky and all around delicious turned out a bit too sweet and just strange tasting.

But, no fear, I have half of the bunch of green beans left so I will have another go at the recipe tomorrow.

Even if the recipe didn't turn out tasting quite right - it did look pretty.

I consoled myself by eating this for lunch.

A doughnut nectarine and a pink grapefruit yogurt.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Thursday!