Chinese Sesame Limas

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen large lima beans (fordhook)
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 cup chicken broth (recommended) or 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Recipe

• 1 remove limas from package and let defrost a little and separate them with your fingers.
• 2 heat a skillet over high heat until hot; add the peanut oil, swirl, heat for 30 seconds.
• 3 scatter in the beans; stir-fry briskly for 30 seconds until the color turns icy green.
• 4 sprinkle in the salt and sugar and stir rapidly for another 30 seconds to season them evenly.
• 5 add the stock or water, even out the beans, turn heat to medium-low to maintain a strong simmer.
• 6 cover (but leave the cover ajar so the liquid will concentrate) and simmer for about 5 minutes.
• 7 uncover, turn heat high and stir rapidly until the remaining liquid has evaporated.
• 8 add the sesame oil, stir to distribute evenly and pour into serving dish.