Crunchy Adobong Pulang Sitaw (Long RED Beans) is a fast and easy Filipino stir fry dish with just a handful of pantry ingredients but is super big on flavor.
Why you are going to love Long RED Beans
Adobong Pulang Sitaw (Long RED Beans) is a delicious and healthy Asian bean simply stirred with garlic, soya sauce and white pepper. This recipe is super simple to make, low carb, low fat, gluten free ( if you use tamari sauce), diabetic friendly and easy on the wallet! If you want to add more protein to this recipe, it is fabulous with a little stir fried chicken.
You are going to love this recipe as it requires only 5 simple ingredients in one-wok and can be on the table in less than 5 minutes for the vegan version.
If you have carnivores in the house like I do, I have a version with chicken and long red beans and it can be on the table in less than 7 minutes. You have to love that!
Cook's Notes:
Red long beans are firmer and take a bit longer to cook than regular string beans. Sometimes we add a tablespoon of water and put on a lid for the first minute of cooking to steam and then remove the lid to finish the cooking process. If you want to make this recipe gluten free substitute tamari sauce for soy sauce.
I plan to make this simple little Filipino stir fry for my parents when visiting back in Michigan. You can make Adobong Pulang Sitaw (Long RED Beans with regular String beans as you might not be able to get long red beans unless you have access to an Asian market. However, this dish is just as delicious with regular string beans, just make sure to keep the beans aldente so they keep their delicious crunch.
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Adobong Pulang Sitaw (Long RED Beans)
Ingredients
- canola oil - 1 tablespoon
- garlic - 4 cloves minced
- chicken - optional (¼ pound) cut into bite sized cubes
- Long Red Beans - 1 pound (approximately 450 grams ) washed, ends trimmed and cut into 2 inch lengths. (Can exchange with string beans)
- tamari (soy) sauce - 2 tablespoons or to taste
- white pepper - to taste
- garlic chives - optional- 2 teaspoons chopped
Instructions
- Add your oil to the pan/wok and add the garlic and cook until just slightly aromatic, about 20-30 seconds. (If you want to serve with chicken add the chicken now and cook until just brown on all sides or about 3 minutes and season with soya (tamari sauce) and white pepper. Remove chicken from the pan and set aside to keep warm.)
- Add the long red Asian beans to the pan and fry for about 1-2 minutes or until just tender. Season with soya sauce (tamari) and white pepper. (If cooking with chicken, add the chicken back to pan and toss well and adjust seasonings to taste)
- Serve Adobong Pulang Sitaw (Long RED Beans) with rice and enjoy!
Amy (Savory Moments) says
I love the color of these long beans - they look so lovely in this dish! Looks tasty, too!
Jasline @ Foodie Baker says
I have not seen this type of beans here... not even in Singapore! This looks so quick and easy to put together, delicious!
hotlyspiced says
I've never tried these red beans; they're so difficult to source in Sydney. They certainly do go a very dark colour when they're cooked. I'd love to try them one day! I do hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving and despite not being in the US, you get the chance to celebrate xx
Mary Frances says
This looks beautiful! And of course when you say on the table in 7 minutes I'm onboard 🙂
Amira says
Never heard of these before and I do not remember seeing it in the market here. They are so lovely and sure adds color and new taste to the table.
The Gourmet Gourmand says
Such an interesting ingredient to use. I definitely have never seen these type of beans at the store, but we have a lot of Asian grocers here in San Diego so I'll have to do some poking around. Glad to see you're still being prolific even while on vacation. Enjoy your time back home, it is well earned!
Tandy | Lavender and Lime says
Love the colour of these beans when cooked 🙂
Dawn says
I remember this one, love this!!
kushigalu says
I love this and your dish looks so delicious and beautiful dear!
shashi at runninsrilankan says
Bobbie, I've seen long green beans at stores, but I've never seen long red beans - they are gorgeous! Almost too pretty to eat...almost!
Raymund says
Thank you for guest posting, it is a pleasure to have you and a pleasure for my readers to know you as well. Have a great day!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thanks so much Raymund for the fun opportunity to get to know your followers. It was my pleasure. Please rest and take care.
Anna @ shenANNAgans says
Just commented on Raymunds post. Brill to see you there too. 🙂
Love the look of these beans, such a fab colour. I wonder if they are something we can find down under?
Now... can I come live with you? 32 degrees is my happy place, seriously, that is my bodies ideal temperature.
Happy week ahead my lovely. Stay cool, in every essence of the word. xoxo
Healthy World Cuisine says
That is so sweet! Thanks for visiting Raymund too. I think you have just taught me a new Aussie slang word.. BRILL...looking that one up now so I can add to my Aussie slang book. No seriously, I have a book as one of my besties is from Sydney and it was like learning 2 foreign languages at once when I first met her in Japan. I had my new Nihongo vocabulary in the front and the Aussie slang in the back and personally I think learning Japanese is much easier than learning Aussie slang... LOL Come on over to hot and steamy HK for a visit and you can teach me more Aussie slang while viewing the sunset...
Sandra - The Foodie Affair says
What a beautiful sunset and dish! Thank you for introducing me to these long red beans! I love learning about different foods. Since this is a new vegetable for me I'll be right over for a sample 🙂
Healthy World Cuisine says
You would love Hong Kong. One does not need to eat chicken feet and sea cucumbers on their first day here... we save that for later. Just kidding. Only the good stuff for you. There are lots of interesting fresh veggies and fruits that you can only get in an Asian market or in Asia and it is fun to try them all.
The Gourmet Gourmand says
I've never ever heard of long red beans... but they look fabulous! And so healthy! Perfect for a hot summer day 🙂
Healthy World Cuisine says
I am glad that I could introduce you to a new veggie. I think about 5 minutes is all I would last in the kitchen as today, so thankfully it only takes 5 minutes to prepare. It is super hot and humid, I almost melted waiting for the public bus earlier today...
Fine Dining at Home (@fdathome) says
Such beautiful beans. I guess they'll be in a supermarket near me soon.
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thanks David, sure you can find them in the Asian grocery stores near you.