Sautéed String Beans with Shiitake Mushroom Recipe
Sautéed String Beans with Shiitake Mushroom is an Asian-inspired dish that is both delicious and easy to make. This recipe is great for a meatless dinner meal day and any other night of the week as a side dish! This dish would also be perfect as an appetizer at your next party.
Fresh string beans are sautéed with dried shiitake mushrooms and garlic. Slices of red bell pepper add color to the dish and give it some extra flavor. The shiitake mushroom provides a savory, umami-rich accent to the string beans. The flavors of soybean, garlic, and shiitake mushroom mingle to create a satisfying and nutritious meal.
Sautéed String Beans with Shiitake Mushroom is an excellent choice for vegetarians or people looking for a meatless meal. It’s also perfect when you want something healthy and flavorful but doesn’t have much time to cook. The dish comes together in less than 30 minutes, so it’s easy to throw together at the last minute when friends stop by unexpectedly!
The ingredients in the recipe
- Grapeseed Oil: this oil is a bit expensive, but you can substitute for extra virgin olive oil, avocado, or coconut
- Fresh Garlic: use fresh garlic if you can. Garlic powder does not give the same flavor.
- Green Beans: frozen greens and beans are much better to use in this recipe for timing. If you have time, you can use fresh green beans. It will be better to blanch them first.
- Shiitake Mushroom: a superfood, great in egg dishes, low in calories, and good fiber food.
- Fresh Parsley: it is important to use fresh parsley because you want the dish to be as fresh as possible.
- Red Bell Pepper: color and flavor are important for this dish, and red bell pepper is a perfect addition.
- Red Onion: best to use instead of white onion. It contains more flavor.
- Low Sodium Soy Sauce: a great seasoning for sauteed string beans and other vegetables.
- Freshly Ground Black Pepper adds the perfect seasoning kick.
How to make Sautéed String Beans with Shiitake Mushroom Recipe
Prepare all your ingredients by chopping, slicing, and cutting them.
- In a frying pan, heat grapeseed oil.
- Add crushed garlic and string beans. Cook for about 3 – 4 minutes until beans are cooked but still crispy.
- Add mushroom, parsley, bell pepper, onion, and soy sauce. Cook for another 3 – 4 minutes, and add black pepper.
- Stir to mix.
- Additional seasoning to taste.
- Serve immediately.
- Sauteed Green Beans with Shiitake Mushroom can also be made with French Cut Beans.
Notes and Tips
- A low and organic sodium soy sauce is the preferred choice to make this dish—no need to add extra salt.
- Another great thing about this recipe is that it doesn’t take a lot of expensive ingredients, so anyone can enjoy it.
- Sauteed Green Beans with Shiitake mushrooms can also be made with French-cut beans.
- Substitute the Shiitake Mushroom with portabello mushroom.
- You can also substitute the oil.
- A large skillet is preferable to use. You want all the vegetables to gradually and cook together.
This dish is a nice twist on the classic string beans and is also very easy to make. It’s nutritious and healthy. Sautéed String Beans with Shiitake Mushroom goes well with brown rice or roasted meat. Chopped Scallions can be added if you wish.
Sautéed String Beans with Shiitake Mushroom
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Grapeseed Oil
- 2 cloves Garlic chopped
- 1 cup Green Beans ends trimmed, cut in 1 – 2 inch pieces
- 1 cup Shiitake Mushroom sliced
- 1 tablespoon Fresh Parsley chopped
- 1/4 cup Red Bell Pepper julienned
- 1 small Red Onion thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Instructions
- In a skillet pan, add grapeseed oil. Add garlic and string beans. Cook for about 3- 4 minutes until beans are cooked but still crispy. Add mushroom, parsley, bell pepper, onion and soy sauce. Cook for another 3 – 4 minutes and add black pepper. Stir to blend. Additional seasoning to taste. Serve immediately.
Notes
- A low and organic sodium soy sauce is the preferred choice to make this dish—no need to add extra salt.
- Another great thing about this recipe is that it doesn’t take a lot of expensive ingredients, so anyone can enjoy it.
- Sauteed Green Beans with Shiitake mushrooms can also be made with French-cut beans.
- Substitute the Shiitake Mushroom with portabello mushroom.
- You can also substitute the oil.
- A large skillet is preferable to use. You want all the vegetables to gradually and cook together.
Nutrition
Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.
Nutrition info is automatically generated and provided as a courtesy and as an estimate only.
Originally published June 30, 2014. Revised and updated.
