Adobong sitaw, green beans in adobo sauce

Name: Adobong sitaw, green beans in adobo sauce
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 400g green beans, trimmed and cut into 5 cm lengths; 200g firm tofu, cubed; 5 garlic cloves, sliced; 1 onion, sliced; 3 tbsp tamari (gluten free); 3 tbsp white wine vinegar; 100ml water; 2 bay leaves; 1 tbsp olive oil; 0.5 tsp black pepper

Green beans and tofu in a garlicky vinegar and tamari sauce. Quick, punchy and good with rice.

Time25 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.06 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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400 ggreen beanstrimmed and cut into 5 cm lengths
200 gfirm tofucubed
5garlic clovessliced
1onionsliced
3 tbsptamari (gluten free)
3 tbspwhite wine vinegar
100 mlwater
2bay leaves
1 tbspolive oil
½ tspblack pepper

Method

1
Heat the oil in a wide pan. Fry the tofu for 6 minutes, turning, until golden. Lift out.
6 min
2
Fry the onion and garlic in the same pan for 3 minutes until soft and fragrant.
3 min
3
Add the beans, tamari, vinegar, water, bay leaves and pepper. Do not stir for the first 2 minutes so the vinegar can mellow.
4
Cover and cook for 6 minutes, until the beans are tender but still bright.
6 min
5
Return the tofu, uncover and cook for 3 minutes until the sauce clings.
3 min
6
Serve hot with steamed rice.

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