Side Dish: Chinese Style Hot & Spicy Green Beans
Make these tasty green beans as spicy as you wish by adding more or less hot chili flakes.
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Ingredients
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
2 tsps sugar
2 tbsps soy sauce
16 oz green beans
2 tbsps garlic
2 tbsps ginger, grated
Instructions
1. In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, and chili flakes. Set aside.
2. Place 1/4 cup water in a large skillet and bring to a boil over high heat.
3. Add the green beans, cover the pan, and cook until the beans are crisp tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Uncover, and drain any water that remains in the pan.
4. Add the oil, grated ginger, and thinly sliced garlic to the beans in the skillet and cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until the beans are lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Don't let the garlic burn.
5. Add the soy mixture to the pan and cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens and glazes the beans, about 2 minutes.
6. Transfer to a platter and serve the beans hot or at room temperature.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 6
Amount Per Serving | ||
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Calories 58 | ||
Fat 2.45 | ||
Carbohydrate 8.48 | ||
Protein 1.93 |