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Green Bean Okazu
SUBMITTED BY:
April Hilton
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DECAFinNW
"This was my favorite dinner growing up. It's a quick and easy way to get picky kids to eat green beans, because of the sweet sauce. It's great served over rice, or alone."
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PREP TIME
10 Min
COOK TIME
30 Min
READY IN
40 Min
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1 pound ground beef
1 pound green beans, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
1 cup water
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
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DIRECTIONS
In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef until evenly brown; drain excess fat.
Stir in green beans and about 1 cup water. Cover, and cook until beans are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
Season with sugar and soy sauce, and cook uncovered for 5 minutes.
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Reviewed on Jun. 21, 2003 by NOAHS_MOM
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NOAHS_MOM
Jun. 21, 2003
This was really simple and quick to make. I served it over a bed of rice and didn't add the full amounts of soy sauce and sugar. It was still sweet. I thought it was pretty good for how easy it is to make. I wouldn't say it's one of my favorites, but it's definitely a keeper.
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This was really simple and quick to make. I served it over a bed of rice and didn't add the...
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Reviewed on May 2, 2003 by WENDYDIANE
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WENDYDIANE
May 2, 2003
Quick, easy and tasty. Great for a quick weeknight meal. I used fresh green beans and I suppose canned or, even better yet, frozen would work just as well. I will definitely make this again although I will reduce the amount of soya sauce by half.
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10 users found this review helpful
Quick, easy and tasty. Great for a quick weeknight meal. I used fresh green beans and I...
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Reviewed on May 2, 2003 by
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APRILMILLER
May 2, 2003
My husband doesn't care for green beans, but he loved this dish! Fabulous one-dish meal over rice. I added some black pepper to the meat before cooking. There was too much sauce at the end, so I added 1 TBS corn starch & water to thicken it up.
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9 users found this review helpful
My husband doesn't care for green beans, but he loved this dish! Fabulous one-dish meal over...
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Reviewed on Jun. 21, 2003 by MAMA DUTTON
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MAMA DUTTON
Jun. 21, 2003
Easy, very easy and handy as a last-minute meal. My husband and 15 month old son loved it and ate tons, I had no leftovers. I actually added a bit more soy sauce than called for, since I use Aloha soy sauce and it's less salty. Served over japanese sticky rice, it's a good, quick meal.
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8 users found this review helpful
Easy, very easy and handy as a last-minute meal. My husband and 15 month old son loved it and...
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Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2004 by KLSHELLY
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KLSHELLY
Feb. 12, 2004
My personal additions/substitutions: Ground turkey for ground beef; canned French cut green beans for whole; tamari sauce instead of soy sauce; honey for sugar. Also added carrots since I needed to get rid of them. Amounts were all used as measured (for 2 servings), though. All in all, this tasted good - I think the sweetness of the carrots mixed with the honey might have added something, and I also let the meat and veggies sear slightly in the pan to add a slightly smoky flavor. I ate it over ramen noodles with a dash of vinegar, and that tasted good - I suspect it might be equally good over rice, as others suggested.
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7 users found this review helpful
My personal additions/substitutions: Ground turkey for ground beef; canned French cut green...
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Reviewed on Oct. 1, 2005 by
JuiceMom
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JuiceMom
Oct. 1, 2005
I served this over rice. it was pretty good. A bit sweet even though I cut the sugar in half! My kids liked so that alone makes this one a repeater. **update** I served the leftovers stuffed in sweet peppers topped with a bit of cheese. This was WONDERFUL. I think this may become my standard pepper stuffing.
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I served this over rice. it was pretty good. A bit sweet even though I cut the sugar in half!...
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Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2003 by
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Poookie
Jan. 21, 2003
We had this as kids growing up, served over steamed rice, only my Dad used slightly thawed mixed frozen veggies (peas, carrots, green beans and corn) and a dash of white pepper. Wow, brings back memories...
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6 users found this review helpful
We had this as kids growing up, served over steamed rice, only my Dad used slightly thawed...
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Reviewed on Jun. 21, 2003 by MICHELE10481
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MICHELE10481
Jun. 21, 2003
I also grew up eating this dish. I never liked veggies but the sweetness of this made me like it. My son also loves it. I wouldn't change a thing about this recipe. It's just perfect!!
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5 users found this review helpful
I also grew up eating this dish. I never liked veggies but the sweetness of this made me like...
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Reviewed on Jun. 21, 2003 by MIRRA3265
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MIRRA3265
Jun. 21, 2003
I like to make this recipe with a can of stewed or diced tomatoes added at the last 5 minutes. Otherwise, it's a little bland. With the tomatoes, it's just like my mom used to make.
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I like to make this recipe with a can of stewed or diced tomatoes added at the last 5 minutes....