{"id":15226,"date":"2014-02-20T05:27:56","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T13:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=15226"},"modified":"2020-04-14T09:37:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T16:37:40","slug":"chinese-long-beans-and-cashews-with-not-ketchup-smoky-date-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/chinese-long-beans-and-cashews-with-not-ketchup-smoky-date-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Long Beans and Cashews with “Not Ketchup” Smoky Date Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Have you ever cooked with Chinese Long Beans instead of regular green beans? They are actually part of the same plant family as the black-eyed pea, but look more like very long green beans and \u00a0hold up better under high heat, making them perfect for stir fries.<\/p>\n

You can buy Chinese Long Beans<\/a> in Asian markets and some supermarkets that carry a wide variety of produce. These were in a box of Asian produce sent to me from Melissa’s Produce <\/a>sent me for Chinese New Year. I was tempted to make one of my favorite Chinese dishes: Green Beans with ground pork, but having gotten hold of three mouthwatering flavors of a fabulous new condiment called “Not Ketchup”, created by mom, friend, blogger and entrepreneur, Erika Kerekes of In Erika’s Kitchen<\/a>, I decided to do a riff on a meatless Kung Pao using “Not Ketchup” as a base for the sauce instead of the normal high sodium soy-based sauce, and with cashews instead of peanuts to make it Paleo friendly. Naturally sweet from sun-ripened California dates combined with aromatic smoked paprika, Smoky Date “Not Ketchup”, a touch of tamarind paste as a tart counterpoint and coconut aminos for umami flavor proved to be a deliciously nuanced substitute for soy sauce.<\/p>\n

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Every bottle of “Not Ketchup<\/a>”\u00a0is filled with ripe fruit, fresh onions, pure apple cider vinegar and natural sweetener. No processed sugar, no artificial flavors or colors, and absolutely no preservatives. <\/strong>The use of the name “ketchup” is FDA regulated and must contain tomatoes – thus the name “Not Ketchup”. The only thing about these sauces that resembles ketchup is it’s consistency, but it rises above ketchup in flavor, complexity, and versatility. Let your imagination run wild with the likes of Cherry Chipotle, Blueberry White Pepper and Smoky Date. I’m definitely going to be pairing the Cherry Chipotle with lamb chops or pork and adding its cherry-ific flavor to a BBQ sauce. The Blueberry White Pepper\u00a0takes blueberries to the savory side with a touch of mustard and a little kick of white pepper and I can’t shake the image of a gooey grilled cheese slathered with Blueberry Not Ketchup!<\/p>\n

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Chinese Long Beans and Cashews in Smoky Date \u201cNot Ketchup\u201d Sauce<\/div>\n\t\t
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Prep Time<\/div>\n\t\t\t
20<\/span> mins<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Cook Time<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
5<\/span> mins<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Total Time<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
25<\/span> mins<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\tA stir fry of Chinese Long Beans and cashews with a sweet, smoky, tart sauce puts a delicious, vegetarian, Paleo-friendly twist on the ever-popular Kung Pao without the high sodium of soy sauce.<\/em>\t<\/div>\n\t
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\n\t\t\t\tCourse:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPaleo, Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole 30\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tCuisine:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tChinese\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tServings<\/span>: 6<\/span> servings<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tAuthor<\/span>: Priscilla<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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