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These Girl and the Goat Magic Beans taste just like beans you can get in the Chicago restaurant. Perfectly crisp, flavorful, and ready in no time. Flavored with fish sauce vinaigrette and sautéed with crunchy cashews.
About a week ago I spent a few days in Chicago with my blogger friends Gina, Julie and Rachel.
We ate our way through the windy city and I’m here to report their food scene is on fleek.
Seriously, I would happily hop on a plane and go back just for the food.
The first meal we had in Chicago was at The Purple Pig and I fell in LOVE with their crispy pig’s ears paired with crispy kale, pickled peppers, and topped with a fried duck egg.
It was seriously orgasmic.
Can I say that? Am I allowed to say that?
Sure, why not. It’s my blog.
Do you love these copycat Girl and the Goat green beans?
My second favorite meal was at Girl and the Goat.
There were five of us for dinner {Laura of the blog Blogging Over Thyme joined us…she is the best!} so we ordered 10 different dishes.
While there were some dishes I loved more than others NOTHING we ordered was not delicious.
Earlier that day Erin from Well Plated told us to get the green beans. So when they were delivered I was thinking to myself “these better be some really good beans to win me over.”
Ummmm these beans are ahhhhhhhmazing.
They have a bit of an Asian flair but don’t overwhelm you with the flavor of soy or fish sauce.
It’s the perfect combination of crunchy beans mixed with savory flavor and drizzled with creamy aioli.
I’m not normally one to go gaga over vegetables but I could totally go face deep in a giant plate of this every week.
Plus you get to throw in tons of crunchy cashews.
You know you love that.
So obviously when I got back from Chicago the first thing I did {after hugging and kissing my hubs of course} is recreate these beans.
I used 2 pounds of beans in this recipe and ate almost all of them for lunch.
I was so full after this photoshoot that I went and took a nap.
Mmmmmmm green bean naps.
It’s like the healthiest type of food-induced nap I’ll ever take.
Love these girl and the goat magic beans?
Why not try a few of my other delicious vegetable recipes?
- This is a showstopper of a veggie! Try my On The Stalk Roasted Brussels Sprouts.
- Love sweet potatoes? Try my Roasted White Sweet Potatoes with Honey Cinnamon Glaze.
- Gotta love a classic! Try my Honey Roasted Carrots.
- How about an easy to make vegetable? Try my Roasted Asparagus.
Girl and the Goat Magic Beans
Ingredients
Green bean dressing:
- 1/3 cup fish sauce
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon sriracha
- 1 teaspoon grated garlic
- 1/4 cup olive oil
Green bean aioli:
- 1/4 cup green bean dressing
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
Green beans:
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 pounds fresh green beans, tops trimmed
- 1 small shallot, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup whole cashews
Instructions
Green bean dressing:
- In the container of a blender add fish sauce, lemon juice, soy sauce, mustard, sriracha, and grated garlic.
- Start blending and stream in olive oil until combined and vinaigrette-like in consistency. Set aside.
Green bean aioli:
- In a small bowl whisk together some of the green bean dressing and mayonnaise. The mixture will be loose.
Green beans:
- In a large saute pan set over medium-high heat add olive oil.
- Once the oil is hot add in beans, shallots, and most of the leftover green bean sauce. You don't want to boil your beans so don't add too much dressing.
- Sautee until just soft and add in cashews.
- Continue cooking until the desired doneness.
- Once cooked add to a large plate and drizzle with green bean aioli.
- *If your mixture runs out of sauce while cooking simply add a little more so the beans don't burn. However, you're not cooking the beans for too long since you want them to have a bit of a snap left to them.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Your trip looked SO FUN! I was dying over all the eats on IG!
And these beans? ANYTHING with cashews steals my heart, so these beans are doing just that. WHICH I never thought I would say about green beans.
Pinned!
I miss the food we had! I wish we could blink our eyes like Jeannie and snap ourselves back to Chicago for another meal! 😉
This aioli and dressing mix is AWESOME! I can not wait to try it our, on all my veggies.
How fun to get together with other blogging friends and enjoy amazing food together! I love green beans and this recipe sounds amazing…pinning it to try soon!
These look and sound fantastic! I love any recipe from Stephanie Izard. Eating at her restaurant is a must for me next time I’m in Chicago. Of course, who the heck knows when that will be, but still! I’ll get there eventually! In the meantime, I’ll make these beans at home. 🙂
Sorry! I meant 1/3 CUP of fish sauce?
Yes, sorry! I fixed it 🙂
Sounds like fun! and these beans look amazing!
These beans look amazing! Love that sauce 🙂
Ohh! I have been wanting to go to the Girl & Goat forever. We have one night in Chicago next month and they were already booked! I could have cried. At least I can make this awesome dish at home and dream of going.
I’ve eaten at the Purple Pig but have yet to eat at The Girl & Goat. These green beans sound heavenly. That sauce. Those cashews. I think I’m in love!