Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons mellow white miso
  • 34 cup warm water
  • 1 12 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 shallot, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  • 8 ounces shiitake mushrooms or 8 ounces oyster mushrooms, stems trimmed, cut into 1/2inch slices
  • 1 12 lbs green beans, ends trimmed
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest

Method

  • Slowly whisk miso into warm water until smooth.
  • Set aside.
  • Heat a deep, 12-inch saute pan or very wide pot over medium heat, then add oil.
  • Add shallot and ginger; cook, stirring occasionally, until shallot begins to brown.
  • Add mushrooms and 1 teaspoon water, reduce heat to medium-low, and cover pan to allow mushrooms to sweat, about 5 minutes.
  • Once mushrooms have begun to soften, remove lid, increase heat to medium, and cook until mushrooms brown, about 10 minutes.
  • Scrape mixture into a bowl and set aside.
  • Drop green beans into the same pan, then pour in miso mixture.
  • Increase heat a bit and cover to allow beans to steam.
  • Stir periodically, replacing lid each time.
  • Cook until beans are tender, about 10 minutes.
  • Add mushroom mixture to beans.
  • Cook, stirring, until vegetables are heated through and miso mixture reduces to a glaze.
  • Stir in lemon zest and serve.