Dry-Fried Green Beans
干煸四季豆
Green beans blistered in a hot pan until wrinkled, then tossed with garlic and a little pork.
Serves 4
Prep 10 min
Cook 12 min
Ingredients
- 1 lb green beans, trimmed
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 1/4 lb ground pork
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
Steps
Step 1. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a wok over high heat. Fry the beans for 6 to 8 minutes, stirring, until blistered and wrinkled. Remove.
Step 2. Add the remaining oil and cook the pork for 3 minutes, breaking it up, until browned and no longer pink.
Step 3. Add the garlic and ginger and stir for 30 seconds.
Step 4. Return the beans with the soy sauce, sugar, wine, and pepper. Toss for 1 minute until the pork is cooked through and the beans are glazed.
Where this recipe comes from
Yoribang Chinese recipes, part two by Yoribang. License: Free to use. View the original (opens in a new tab)
More Yoribang write-ups of Chinese dishes. Soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, Shaoxing wine, and doubanjiang (spicy bean paste) are sold at Asian grocery stores. Cook in a wok or a large frying pan over high heat, and have everything chopped before you start.