Szechuan Green Beans

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb chinese long beans or 1 lb regular green beans, cut on the diagonal into 2-inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon bean sauce (preferably koon chun)
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce (black or mushroom)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable broth or 2 tablespoons chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon chili paste (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 if using regular green beans, steam or parboil them for 5 minutes. (regular green beans are thicker than chinese long beans so they take longer to cook).
• 2 rinse cut beans in cold water.
• 3 combine the bean sauce, soy sauce, sherry, sugar, cornstarch, chili paste, and sesame oil.
• 4 add 2 tablespoons cold water.
• 5 heat both oils in a wok until smoking.
• 6 add beans and stir-fry for 10 minutes or until beans are bright green in color and slightly wrinkled.
• 7 add sauce and stir-fry until sauce thickens.