Asian butter beans
An average of 4.0 out of 5 stars from 20 ratings
- Prepare
- less than 30 mins
- Cook
- 10 to 30 mins
- Serve
- Serves 2
Creamy, comforting, and packed with protein. These umami-rich beans served with crusty bread make the ultimate midweek meal.
Ingredients
- drizzle olive oil
- 1 tbsp ginger paste
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp dried red chilli flakes
- 2 spring onions, thinly sliced
- 570g/1lb 4oz jar butter beans in salted water
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp white miso
- 2 tbsp crème fraîche
- ½ lime, juice only
- chilli oil, for drizzling
- toasted sourdough slices, to serve (optional)
Method
Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium–high heat. Add the ginger paste, garlic paste, chilli flakes and 1 spring onion. Cook for about 1 minute.
Add the butter beans, along with the liquid from the jar, and mix well.
Add the soy sauce, fish sauce and white miso and mix to combine. Ensure the butter beans are just submerged in liquid, add a little water if needed.
Cook over a high heat for 5 minutes and then stir in the crème fraîche and lime juice. Mix well and remove from the heat.
Sprinkle the beans with the reserved spring onion and drizzle with the chilli oil. Serve with toasted sourdough, if you like.
