szechuan green beans

17 Pinches
Yes, IL
Updated on Aug 27, 2014

This is one of those recipes. If you don't care for green beans use broccoli or baby bok choy, do not dry fry. Add about 1/4 cup water for the "dry fry" part.

prep time 15 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Stir-Fry
yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 pound yard long green beans (or regular) trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons tamari
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons white sugar (same amount if using splenda)
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil (dark if you have it, if not regular is fine)
  • 2 tablespoons minced ginger
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic

How To Make szechuan green beans

  • Step 1
    Wash, trim and cut green beans.
  • Step 2
    In a small mixing bowl whisk together the Tamari, rice wine vinegar, sugar, pepper flakes, and white pepper.
  • Step 3
    Mince ginger root and garlic, set aside.
  • Step 4
    In a large, DRY skillet cook beans over medium to medium high heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. You want your beans to begin to blister but not burn. Turn down the heat if needed.
  • Step 5
    Add the oils, minced ginger and garlic, stirring constantly for 3 minutes.
  • Step 6
    Add the soy sauce mixture, let it come to a boil and cook about 2 minutes more, until the sauce thickens and coats the beans and beans are tender-crisp.
  • Step 7
    Serve hot.

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Category: Vegetables
Ingredient: Vegetable
Method: Stir-Fry
Culture: Chinese

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