Szechuan Green Beans
Szechuan Green Beans were featured at Harvest Inn in Glendale, now, sadly closed, but the recipe still lives in my kitchen.
Calories per serving: 202kcal
Ingredients
- 8 ounce Green Beans
- 1/4 teaspoon *Vegetable base
- 1/4 cup Water
- 1 teaspoon Fresh ginger, ground
- 1 clove Garlic
- 1 teaspoon Peanut oil, substitute avocado oil for nut allergies
- 1/2 teaspoon Chili flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns
- 1/2 teaspoon Soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon Sesame Oil
- 1 teaspoon Sesame seeds
Instructions
- Mise en Place
- Remove any stems or leaves from the beans and set them aside.
- Mix boiling water with the vegetable base and set that aside.
- Put the wok on the stove and set it on high. Add the oil to the pan when the pan is almost smoking. Quickly add the fresh ginger and garlic and stir fry until the garlic is translucent. Add the green beans and stir fry those as well. Pour the vegetable base over the beans. Add the chili flakes and Szechuan peppers and stir. Cover the wok and set it to medium. Let the beans cook for about 5 minutes or until they are crisp- tender. Add the soy sauce and sesame oil and stir.
- Remove the beans from the wok and put them on a serving dish. Sprinkle sesame seeds over them as garnish. You can add chilis as garnish.
- Enjoy!
Notes
If you do not like spicy, omit the chili flakes and/or the peppercorns.
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