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Crunchy Szechuan Green Beans
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Fresh green beans are stir-fried and tossed with a spicy Szechuan sauce. Goes great with chicken, pork, fish... almost anything that needs a zesty side dish.
serves/makes:
ready in:
under 30 minutes
under 30 minutes
7 reviews
ingredients
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 pound green beans, trimmed
1/3 cup onion, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil, dark (Asian)
1 tablespoon water, or as needed
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
toasted sesame seeds, for garnish
directions
Heat the canola oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beans and onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until the beans are crisp-tender and blackened in spots, about 5 to 10 minutes, depending on their thickness.
Meanwhile, whisk the remaining ingredients, except the sesame seeds, in a small bowl. (You can use 2 teaspoons Chinese chili paste with garlic, or to taste instead of 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes). Stir in more water as needed until the sauce has a cake-batter consistency. Set aside. Remove the beans from the heat. Add the sauce and stir until the beans are evenly coated. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
Transfer the beans to a platter and garnish. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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nutrition data
96 calories, 5 grams fat, 12 grams carbohydrates, 2 grams protein per serving.
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reviews & comments
September 28, 2019
Good. Real good. I used brown sugar, but may try honey next time. I also bumped up the heat a bit with a garlic chile paste. Super easy to modify this to fit your taste.
September 29, 2018
This is the best recipe. I only use Asian Family Hoisin sauce though - haven't gotten the same balance of flavours out of other brands. I bump the ginger up to 2T and bump the garlic up too, mix it in with the other ingredients (except beans and oil for frying them). You can do this in advance and toss it in the fridge. I find that the beans won't blacken if the onions are in there too as the onions always go to the bottom and burn. Blacken the beans, toss in the everything else mix, cook for a few minutes to soften the ginger, onions and garlic (blend the flavours a bit). Deeeeeelicious.
July 1, 2013
Simple and spicy green bean recipe.
November 28, 2011
I was craving this after having szechuan beans a couple of times at a higher end restaurant chain. This recipe tasted even better than the restaurant's version. Loved the flavour & very simple to make. I did use chili sauce instead of red chili flakes. Wonderful!!
January 11, 2011
This recipe is simple and taste great!!I found every ingredient in my kitchen!!
November 26, 2010
I first made this recipe about a year ago, I have made it many times since, it's sooooo good!!! I usually dont add the ginger because we usually dont have it, I also add chili paste in addition to the red pepper flakes.
November 29, 2007
This recipe is super yummy. I threw it together in five minutes and it still turned out great!