The Quirino Kitchen

Chinese Green Beans in Garlic Sauce

Chinese Green Beans in Garlic Sauce uses the long green beans variety, sitaw to Filipinos. I recreated this dish inspired by the favorite Chinese take-out version. Most original recipes use a black beans-garlic sauce made from scratch. I did not have all the ingredients to cook the homemade sauce, so, I used store-bought bottled garlic sauce, which was in the back of my pantry shelf. When the pandemic is over, I will try to make a homemade sauce version. Meanwhile, savor the salty-garlicky flavors of this side dish or a meatless meal in itself, served with rice. Makes 2 to 4 servings. If you prefer a homemade garlic sauce, I offer an optional recipe in the procedure below.