Szechuan Green Bean
From littlesponger 14 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 4
Szechuan Green Beans would make an excellent side dish to accompany Mapo Tofu.
Ingredients
- 1 pound green beans, washed and trimed. shopping list
- 1 tablespoon garlic, chopped shopping list
- 1 tablespoon ginger, chopped shopping list
- 2 scallions (spring onions, green onions), white parts only, tinly sliced shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon chili garlic sauce shopping list
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste shopping list
- pepper to taste, optional shopping list
- 2 tablespoons canola oil or peanut oil for stir-frying, or as needed shopping list
How to make it
- Wash the longbeans, drain thoroughly, and trim the tops and bottoms.
- Cut the longbeans on the diagonal into slices approximately 2 inches long.
- Chop the garlic, ginger and white part of the scallions.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Add the green beans and stir-fry until they start to shrivel or "pucker" and turn brown (5 - 7 minutes).
- Remove the green beans and drain in a colander or on paper towels.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok on high heat. Add the garlic, ginger and scallions. Stir-fry for a few seconds, then add the chili sauce and stir-fry for a few more seconds until aromatic.
- Add the green beans and the remaining ingredients. Mix together and serve with steamed rice.
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Reviewed by 8 people-
Love finding new ways to brighten up green beans, and this was great! Added my review in the IMI ------> Szechuan Green Beans
5/14/13
mommyluvs2cook
in Santa Fe loved it
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I love green beans prepared this way. Now I can try it myself. Thanks for the recipes!
mbeards2
in Omaha loved it
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Thank you for this great recipe. Yum ^5!
a1patti
in Salem loved it
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