Recipe

Spicy Szechuan Green Beans

Name: Spicy Szechuan Green Beans
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: ½ pound green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces; ¼ cup water; 1 tablespoon minced ginger; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon rice vinegar; ½ teaspoon white sugar; ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes

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.

Prep 15mCook 10mTotal 25mServes 2

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Instructions

1
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.
2
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.

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