Learn how to cook Crunchy Instant Pot Green Beans Recipe (Pressure Cooker Green Beans). Enjoy perfectly cooked fresh whole green beans or super Quick & Easy yet deliciously healthy 5-ingredient Stir-Fried Garlic Green Beans!
Back when I was living with my parents, my mom enjoyed nurturing her little beautiful garden in the front yard filled with colorful Roses & Tulips. While my dad, who loves farming (he used to farm when he was young), just loves his backyard vegetable garden.
Each year, we’d have an abundant, overflowing harvest of juicy tomatoes, fresh green beans, peas, yummy chayote, squash…and many more…
And I never get tired of my mom’s Stir-Fried Garlic Green Beans after each harvest.
Crunchy . Garlicky . Fresh . Healthy .
I’m obsessed with the stir-fried garlicky savory flavor & aroma. So good!!
The stir-fried garlic + our signature fish sauce is such a simple yet tasty complement to the fresh green beans. Though flavors are strong, it didn’t cover but rather enhanced the natural flavor & fragrance of the fresh beans.
Time for cooking Green Beans in Instant Pot!
Instant Pot Green Beans
Ingredients
- ½ pound (227g) green beans
- ½ cup (125ml) cold water
Optional Stir Frying Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon (15ml) peanut oil or olive oil
- 4 (16g) garlic cloves , minced
- Season with Salt & Fish sauce (Optional)
Instructions
- Pressure Cook Green Beans: Pour in ½ cup (125ml) cold water. Place steamer rack in Instant Pot. Place green beans on steamer rack. Pressure cook at Low Pressure for 0 - 2 minutes (0 minute for crunchy texture; 2 minutes for softer texture). Then, Quick Release.
- Serve: Green beans are ready to serve. If you are serving at this step, simply season with salt and black pepper.
Optional Stir-Frying
- *Note: If you are proceeding with this optional stir-frying step, avoid seasoning at this step, drain water and set aside green beans to air dry.
- Prepare Instant Pot Pressure Cooker: Remove the hot water and towel dry the inner pot. Heat up your pressure cooker (Instant Pot: press Sauté button, then Adjust button to Sauté More function). Ensure your pot is as hot as it can be when you add in garlic (Instant Pot: indicator says HOT).
- Sauté Garlic & Green Beans: Add 1 tbsp (15ml) peanut oil or olive oil in the pot. Ensure to coat the oil over the whole bottom of the pot. Add in minced garlic, sauté for roughly 30 seconds. Do not let the garlic burn. Pour in air-dried green beans and saute for 30 seconds. Season with fish sauce (~1.5 - 2 tsp) and fine sea salt to taste. Saute for another 30 seconds. The garlic should be golden brown at this point and super flavorful.
- Serve Instant Pot Green Beans: Serve the flavorful crunchy garlic green beans immediately!
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Step-by-Step Guide: Instant Pot Green Beans
Prepare Ingredients for Instant Pot Green Beans
Pressure Cook Green Beans
Pour in ½ cup (125ml) cold water.
*Pro Tip 1: Don’t worry. ½ cup of water will be enough for the short duration of pressure cooking.
Place steamer rack in the Instant Pot. Place green beans on steamer rack.
Lock the lid and pressure cook at Low Pressure for 0 – 2 minutes.
How Long Do You Cook Green Beans in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker?
- Crunch Texture: Low Pressure 0 minute
- Softer Texture: Low Pressure 2 minutes
*Pro Tip 2: 0 minute is not a typo! The green beans will be cooked during the “coming up to pressure” time.
Turn off the heat and do a Quick Release.
Open the lid carefully.
Serve or Stir-fry
The green beans are ready to serve. If you are serving at this step, simply season with salt and black pepper.
If you are doing the optional stir-frying step, avoid seasoning at this step.
Drain the water and set aside green beans to air dry.
Optional Stir-frying
Remove the hot water and towel dry the inner pot.
Heat up your pressure cooker (Instant Pot: press Sauté button, then Adjust button to Sauté More function).
Ensure your pot is as hot as it can be when you place the garlic in the pot (Instant Pot: wait until indicator says HOT).
Sauté Garlic & Green Beans
Add 1 tbsp (15ml) peanut oil or olive oil in the pot. Ensure to coat the oil over the whole bottom of the pot.
Add in minced garlic, sauté for roughly 30 seconds. Do not let the garlic burn.
Pour in the air-dried green beans and saute for 30 seconds.
Green beans go very well with fish sauce (as you can see, we can’t live without it..hehe~), so season with fish sauce (~1.5 – 2 tsp) and fine sea salt to taste. Saute for another 30 seconds.
The garlic should be golden brown at this point and super flavorful.
Serve Instant Pot Green Beans
Serve the Stir-Fried Garlic Green Beans immediately with your favorite dishes!
Enjoy your Instant Pot Green Beans!~ 🙂
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