Healthier Sichuan Style Green beans also known as dry-fried green beans.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Sichuan cuisine
Keyword Dry Fried, Green Bean
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 2
Calories 388kcal
Author Elaine
Ingredients
1poundgreen beans
6~10 dried red peppers
1teaspoonwhole Sichuan peppercorn
6pickled red pepper , chopped
4tablespoonsof cooking oil
1.5teaspoonsalt
2garlic cloves , finely chopped
1inchroot ginger , shredded
Instructions
Cap the fresh green beans; Wash and drain.
Heat up pan without oil and then put green beans into pan for frying the water out around 2 minutes to remove the water on the surface.
Add around 4 tablespoons of cooking oil in the pan and continue to dry fry until the skin of the green beans become to wrinkle. This process may need 8~10 minutes. Move the green beans out of the wok and set aside.
Transfer exceeded oil out and remain around 1 tablespoon in wok, add dried red pepper, Sichuan peppercorn, garlic, ginger and chopped pickled chili peppers to stir fry until aroma.
Return dry fried green beans and add salt. Mix well.
Serve hot!
Notes
If you want to add some protein, you can add minced pork or beef into this recipe. Stir fry minced meat before adding the fried green beans.