These Szechuan green beans taste wonderful and are almost as good as takeout Chinese green beans! Their spicy flavor is wonderful with ham and a baked yam.
Ingredients
- green beans: 0.5 pound (cut into 1-inch pieces)
- water: 0.25 cup
- ginger: 1 Tbsp (minced)
- garlic: 2 clove (minced)
- sesame oil: 1 tsp
- soy sauce: 2 Tbsp
- rice vinegar: 1 Tbsp
- white sugar: 0.5 tsp
- red pepper flakes: 0.25 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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Combine green beans and water in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender-crisp, 4 to 5 minutes. Add ginger, garlic, and sesame oil; cook, stirring frequently, until garlic is fragrant and golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
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Mix soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, and red pepper flakes together in a small bowl. Pour over beans and cook until sauce thickens enough to coat beans, 3 to 5 minutes.
