okra szechuan style

Name: Okra Szechuan style
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 pound(s) okra, washed toped & ended, cut into 1in pieces; 2 tablespoon(s) shaoxing rice wine; 1 tablespoon(s) light soy sauce; 1 tablespoon(s) dark soy sauce; - cornstarch to coat; - peanut oil, for frying; 3 tablespoon(s) szechuan pepper oil; 2 clove(s) garlic, crushed; 2in - green ginger, sliced; 2 ounce(s) dried chillis; 1 tablespoon(s) szechuan pepper corns, whole; 1 bunch(es) green onions cut into 2in pieces; 2 tablespoon(s) sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 tablespoon(s) sesame oil

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Elizabeth Hatfield

Bolton, MA

Updated on May 9, 2014

This is me trying to recreate a Szechuan dish I had in Sydney Australia. The restaurant in Chatswood that my husband & I went to was one of the best meals of our-lives. We have both travel through Asia & Europe, but this little restaurant was amazing. I am still trying every Szechuan we come across hoping that it will match the meal we had 3 years ago on the other side of the planet. This dish is very spicy!

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Ingredients

2 pounds okra, washed toped & ended, cut into 1in pieces
2 tablespoons shaoxing rice wine
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- cornstarch to coat
- peanut oil, for frying
3 tablespoons szechuan pepper oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2in - green ginger, sliced
2 ounces dried chillis
1 tablespoon szechuan pepper corns, whole
1 bunch green onions cut into 2in pieces
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sesame oil

How To Make okra szechuan style

Step 1

Place the rice wine, light soy, dark soy & okra in a bowl, toss to coat well and let stand for 30 minutes. Then toss the okra in cornstarch to coat before frying.

Step 2

Deep-fry the okra in very hot peanut-oil for about 2-4 minutes until cooked through, and a little crispy on the outside. Drain well and set aside.
Step 3

Heat the Szechuan pepper oil in wok over a moderate flame and add garlic & sliced ginger.
Step 4

Stir-fry until fragrant and just taking color. Then add dried chiles & Szechuan peppercorns.
Step 5

Stir-fry for 10-20 seconds until the oil is spicy and fragrant. Take great care not to burn the chiles.
Step 6

Add the fried okra, spring onions, sugar, salt.
Step 7

Stir-fry well so that the okra is coated with the fragrant oil. Finally, remove from the heat, add sesame oil and toss.
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