Szechuan Dry Fried Green Beans

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 lb green beans, cut 2 inches
• deep frying oil, heated to 325 to 350 degrees f (sala or peanut oil)
• 1 slice fresh ginger, minced (about 1/2 - 1 teaspoon)
• 1/4 lb ground lamb
• 1/4 cup cha choy, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons chicken stock
• 2 scallions, minced
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar (or chinese red vinegar)
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Recipe

• 1 *regularor chinese long beans.
• 2 **chachoy is a moderately spicy pickled chinese root vegetable packed in salt and chilies.
• 3 it comes in cans.
• 4 it should be rinsed in cold running water to remove the seasonings.
• 5 unused cha choy keeps for a long time refrigerated in a zipper bag.
• 6 deep fry the beans until they're well wrinkled, about 3- 4 minutes.
• 7 pour into a sieve to drain.
• 8 heat 1- 2 t oil in a wok.
• 9 stir in the ginger and add the lamb.
• 10 stir fry until the lamb is just cooked.
• 11 stir in the cha choy, then the beans to blend.
• 12 pour in the sauce and continue to stir until it dries up.
• 13 finally, stir in the scallions, vinegar and sesame oil.