Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- • 1 lb. green beans, or Chinese longbeans
- • 1 tbsp. garlic, chopped
- • 1 tbsp. ginger, chopped
- • 2 scallions (spring onions, green onions), white parts only, finely chopped
- • 1/2 tsp. chili paste
- • 1 tbsp. dark soy sauce
- • 1/2 tsp. sugar
- • 1/4 tsp. salt, or to taste
- • Pepper to taste, optional
- • 2 tbsp. vegetable or peanut oil for stir-frying, or as needed
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Step 1
Wash the beans completely. Cut off the tops and bottoms of the beans until they are around 2 inches long.
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Step 2
Chop up the garlic, ginger and scallions.
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Step 3
Stir fry the green beans in 1 tablespoon of oil until they start to shrivel and turn brown (5 to 10 minutes).
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Step 4
Remove the green beans and drain.
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Step 5
Stir fry the garlic, ginger and scallions on high heat with a tablespoon of oil. Using high heat, gradually add in the chili paste and stir fry for one minute longer.
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Step 6
Add the green beans to the stir fry mixture, along with the dark soy sauce, sugar, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly and serve hot.
