Szechuan Green Beans

Schezuan fried green beans with ginger ground pork in a dish.

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5 from 1 vote

Full of flavour, this makes a great addition to a Chinese style meal.

Prep Time12

Cook Time15

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings: servings

Calories: 264kcal

Author: Carolyn Hetke

Ingredients

Sauce

2 Tbsps soy sauce
2 Tbsps water
1 tsp sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
¼ teaspoon white pepper
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
¼ teaspoon dry mustard

Green Beans

2 Tbsps vegetable oil
1 lb green beans trimmed and cut in 2" pieces
½ lb ground pork See note 1.
3 cloves garlic minced
1 tablespoon ginger minced
3 green onions optional
1 teaspoon sesame oil optional

Instructions

Sauce

Mix all the sauce ingedients in a jar and shake well. Set aside.

Green Beans

Heat vegetable oil, over high heat, in a large non-stick skillet until smoking. Add the beans and cook until tender-crisp and blackened in spots. Stir frequently so they don't burn. This may take 5-8 minutes. If beans appear to be burning reduce the heat.
Transfer beans to a plate. Reduce heat to medium high. Add the pork to the skillet and fry, breaking pork into small uniform pieces. Cook 3-4 minutes until pork is no longer pink. Add the ginger and garlic and cook 1 minute. Drain off any excess fat or liquid from the pork.
Shake the sauce to recombine, add the beans to the skillet with the pork. Add the sauce and cook a minute or so till sauce is slightly thickened.
Serve garnished with green beans and sesame oil if desired.

Notes

Note 1: I used a full pound of pork which made the dish more substantial, closer to a main dish style. No need to adjust the sauce amounts indicated in the recipe - the pork was still very flavourful.

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