Seared Yellow Wax Beans with Togarashi

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      25 min

Appears in

By Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby

Published 2013

  • About

In Japan, many restaurants set the table with a curious little wooden condiment box that includes a mysterious red powder. My friends, meet the new “in” spice blend: togarashi. At its most basic, it’s crushed red chile peppers. But as it becomes more complex, one will find orange peel, seaweed, sesame, and ginger mixed in. It’s a great way to add heat with flavor. Here we pair it with crisp yellow wax beans for a mind-blowing midsummer bar snack, but you’ll get equally tasty results from gr