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air fryer green beans with spicy Gochujang sauce

Air Fryer Green Beans with spicy Gochujang Sauce

Looking for a flavorful side dish that can be made in 10 minutes? These air fryer green beans with spicy Gochujang sauce is just what you are looking for! This recipe consists of air fryer roasted green beans, tossed in a touch of olive oil and salt, smothered in a spicy, slightly sweet, garlicky Gochujang sauce.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 12 oz green beans
  • 1/2 tbsp olive oil can substitute any neutral oil
  • 1/8 tsp salt
For spicy Gochujang Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Gochujang
  • 1 tbsp mirin
  • 2 tsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 inch fresh ginger, grated
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 1/2 tsp corn starch
  • 1/4 tsp toasted sesame oil

Equipment

  • air fryer
  • sauce pan

Method
 

Air Fry the Green beans
  1. Preheat air fryer to 400℉.
    **If your air fryer does not have a preheat button, simply turn it on with nothing in it for 5 minutes before use
  2. Toss green beans in olive oil and salt until evenly coated
    green beans tossed in salt and oil
  3. Place green beans on an air fryer tray and place in preheated air fryer. Cook for 10 minutes at 400℉. At the half way mark, mix them around to allow to cook evenly.
    green beans cooking in the air fryer
  4. Green beans will be ready when they are tender and juicy, with a slightly roasted outside.
  5. **While green beans are air frying, use your time wisely and prepare the sauce
Prep the spicy Gochujang sauce
  1. In a sauce pan, combine all of the ingredients listed under "spicy Gochujang sauce", except for the corn starch and toasted sesame oil. Leave those to the side for now.
    spicy Gochujang sauce cooking
  2. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. At the 10 minute mark, add the corn starch and stir until dissolved. Corn starch thickens the sauce.
    adding corn starch to spicy Gochujang sauce
  4. **you need to stir the corn starch in quickly and vigorously do avoid clumping
  5. Add toasted sesame oil. Stir to combine and remove sauce from heat.
    stirring spicy Gochujang sauce
Put it all together
  1. Once your green beans have finished cooking and your sauce is made, it's time to put it all together!
    air fryer green beans with spicy Gochujang sauce
  2. Plate the air fryer green beans and pour spicy Gochujang sauce over them or leave the sauce on the side as a dipping sauce. Serve and enjoy!
    air fryer green beans with spicy Gochujang sauce