Green Beans Braai Recipe with Vitamin C

Jamie Purviance has some great tips for cooking vegetables on a braai, in the example he makes a green beans braai recipe using Vitamin C to help make the beans look great on the plate.

He got the idea from a chef friend of his who uses Vitamin C when he makes pesto to keep the basil bright green.

Vitamin C is an anti-oxidant which prevents things from browning which is what will normally happen when you cook green beans.

You can try this trick with a variety of green braai sides or even cooking in the kitchen.

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Green Beans Braai Recipe | Jamie Purviance | Weber Braai

Serving: 4-6 | Prep: 15 min | Cooking: 10 min

Ingredients:

Lemon	1		zest
Extra Virgin Olive Oil	1/4	cup
Garlic	2	cloves
Chilli Flakes	1/4	teaspoon
Green Beans	500	g
Vitamin C	2	tablets
Salt

Method:

For the Lemon Oil:
1 . Gently heat (low and brief) and mix together the olive oil with lemon zest, crushed garlic, chilli flakes and a pinch of salt
2 . Crush and add the two Vitamin C tablets
3 . Mix it all together well.
4 . Coat the green beans with the oil
5 . Mix them well to get an even coating

On the braai:
1 . Use a grill pan on the braai and preheat it for 10 minutes to get it really hot
2 . Carefully place the green beans onto the grill pan and avoid the oil dripping onto the fire to prevent flare ups
3 . Cook for 5-7 minutes with the lid on turning occasionally
4 . Drizzle with a little lemon juice before serving

This recipe is from Weber’s Way to Grill

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