Sauteed Winged Beans with pork.

The winged beans are also known as the Goa beans, asparagus pea, four-angled bean,four-cornered beans, Manila beans, Mauritius beans, and winged pea. It is a tropical legume plant native to New Guinea. 

I first saw them a few months back and did not know how to eat them. After a quick ask around, I realised that they are eaten a lot in South India and in the NE States. I tried them out in a Greek Salad and a stir fry. I am sharing the recipe of the stir fry, which my family and I really enjoyed. If you do not eat pork or are a vegetarian, just leave it out and it will still taste great!

                                          

250 g winged beans or green beans, cleaned, ends trimmed2 Tbsp chopped garlic3 Tbsp soy sauce 2 tsp oyster sauce100 g pork, boiled and sliced thinlyblack pepper and salt to taste
Saute garlic in a little oil over medium heat, until lightly browned. Add the pork slices and stir fry for a minute.  Add beans, soy sauce and oyster sauce and mix. Cover pan with lid and cook over medium heat until beans are tender but not mushy, about 5-6 minutes.  Add salt and pepper to taste.
They can be eaten with hot steamy white rice.