Hawaii Stir-fried String Beans





Hawaii Stir-fried String Beans are delicious as it is made with garlic-shoyu with oyster sauce, sometimes a spicy one with ginger-garlic sambal, or even black bean with sesame seeds. It also isn't uncommon to see people cooking it with different variations of portuguese sausage and add seasonings that compliment the variant of sausage. Hawaii Stir-fried String Beans originate from Hawaii Chinese Cuisine and is based on Sichuan Cuisine's "Dry-Fried Green Beans" (Gan Bian Si Ji Dou - 干煸四季豆). The reason it gained popularity was that it used an ingredient that was regularly available and it grew pretty quickly. It is a staple to find at the Hawaii Farmers Markets and has been eaten with all sorts of foods for its versatility. It can be found on Hawaii-Chinese Cuisine menus, Hawaii-Cajun Cuisine menus, and found on the table in many Local Homes.

Chinese Long Beans have been eaten in Hawaii for a long time and they are also known as yard-long beans, asparagus beans, or just String Beans. They are a type of legume with long, slender pods, often reaching lengths of one to three feet and are great for family meals. They are similar to green beans in taste but can be slightly sweeter, less stringy, and have a satisfying crunch if cooked correctly. These beans are commonly used in stir-fries in Hawaii to make a quick side dish for almost any occasion. With so many dishes that are based on meats and fish there is hardly room for something healthy on the table, so one of the things people think about is green beans as something healthy, even if its tossed in a bunch of really hot oil.

The origins of the dish being linked to Hawaii-Cajun can be traced back to Waimalu Cajun King that had the "Stir-Fried String Beans with Garlic" as it was called on their menu. Customers would talk about how the string beans would go so well with many of their other dishes involving seafood, sausages, and sides. They provided customers with unique menu items that were not only steeped in traditional Cajun cuisine and did a local twist on it. The fresh ingredients and affordable prices has made it a community favorite and also made people prefer portuguese sausage with their Hawaii-Cajun food.

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