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    Green bean & cashew stir fry

    By Chetna Makan

    • Gluten Free
    • Preparation time: 5 minutes
    • Cooking time: 10 minutes
    • Total time: 15 minutes 15 minutes

    Serves: 4

    Ingredients

    2 tbsp groundnut oil
    4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
    20 cashew nuts, roughly chopped
    300g fine green beans
    1 red pepper, thinly sliced
    ½ tsp salt
    3 tsp Cooks’ Ingredients Sambal Oelek Paste
    ½ tsp clear honey 

    Method

    1. In a large pan, heat the oil over a medium heat, then add the garlic. Cook for a few seconds, then add the cashews and cook for a few seconds more. Add the beans and 2 tbsp water. Cover and cook for 4-6 minutes, until the beans are cooked but still have a little bite. 

    2. Add the pepper and cook for 1 minute, then add the salt, sambal oelek paste and honey. Turn up the heat to high and cook for 1 minute. Serve with rice or on its own as a light lunch.

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    Waste not: cashew nuts toss in a roasting tin with melted butter, sea salt flakes, ground black pepper and a drizzle of honey. Roast for 15 minutes at 180ºC, gas mark 4, until golden. serve as a snack with drinks.

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