COLLEGE COOKING: FRIENDSGIVING GARLIC GREEN BEANS

A&C COLLEGE COOKING: FRIENDSGIVING GARLIC GREEN BEANS

If you’re looking for an easy yet delicious meal to bring to your Friendsgiving, these garlic green beans are perfect for you!

BY LAUREN LEONE • TWITTER @LAUREN_NICOLEL

Thanksgiving meals at local restaurants

The Embers: Starts serving Thanksgiving dinner at noon.

Lion & Owl: Offers a Thanksgiving at home experience for two for $195.

Shari’s: Serves Holiday Meals all day Nov. 27 - Nov. 29 and has holiday pre-orders available.

Hosea Youth Services: Hosts a free Thanksgiving dinner for young people (ages 16 - 23) from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day at it’s drop-in center.

Ninkasi brine kits: Offers $25 Sleigh’r Turkey Brine Kits to go; just add turkey and water.

(Lauren Leone/Emerald)

The season of thanks is officially among us. Students are preparing to either head home for Thanksgiving or stay in Eugene where they can celebrate with their friends. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays for multiple reasons: being surrounded by friends and family, the beautiful fall weather and the delicious meals at the dinner table – not to mention Thanksgiving leftovers.

If you’re like me and are heading home for Thanksgiving, but are still planning a Friendsgiving or two, it can be hard to decide what to bring to the table. Taking responsibility for the Thanksgiving turkey can be very intimidating and requires cookware most college students don’t own. Mashed potatoes can be time consuming and difficult to perfect.

One of my favorite Thanksgiving sides is my Aunt Lauri’s garlic green beans. These green beans take up 1/3 of my plate every year, and I never fail to go back for seconds. She often packs me a to-go container of green beans because she knows how much I love them.

These green beans are the perfect Thanksgiving and Friendsgiving side because they don’t require a lot of ingredients but are still packed with flavor. For college students who are spending on a budget and don’t have access to a full kitchen, this is the perfect Friendsgiving recipe for you!

Ingredients

1-2 Bags of green beans (depending on how many servings you want) ½ Cup of soy sauce 1 Tsp of sugar ½ Tsp of sesame oil 2 Tsp of minced garlic

Instructions

1. Empty your green beans into a strainer and wash thoroughly. With kitchen scissors, remove the ends and cut green beans in half. for 4-5 minutes and then drain them so they don’t overcook.

3. In a small bowl or measuring cup, mix soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil and garlic together.

4. Heat up a large pan and add a drizzle of olive oil with some minced garlic. When the garlic is aromatic, add in your green beans and cook for a few minutes.

5. Add your soy mixture to the green beans and saute for a couple minutes.

6. Season with salt and pepper to your liking and enjoy!

Lauren Leone is an opinion columnist for the Daily Emerald. She is a thirdyear advertising student at UO. She is a Bay Area native with a strong passion for healthy food, digital art and creative writing.