Chinese Long Beans Recipe
This is a popular Szechuan dish. Much better than the traditional green beans, in my opinion.
Serves 4.
Ingredients
- 1 pound Chinese long beans
- Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon fermented black beans
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1 tablespoon chopped ginger
- 2 scallions, chopped, white part only
- 1/2 teaspoon chili paste
- 3 tablespoons peanut oil for stir-frying
Directions
- Wash the green beans and drain thoroughly. Trim the ends and cut on the diagonal into pieces approximately 2 inches long.
- Combine the sauce ingredients and set aside.
- Heat the wok on medium heat and add 2 tablespoons oil, drizzling the oil down the sides of the wok. When the oil is hot, add the beans. Stir-fry for 7 - 10 minutes, until their skins pucker and turn brown and the green beans are tender without being mushy. Remove the beans from the wok.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok on medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the chopped garlic, ginger and scallions. Stir-fry briefly for a few seconds until aromatic. Add the chili paste.
- Add the sauce and the green beans. Toss the ingredients together and serve hot.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 142g | |
| Recipe makes 4 servings | |
| Calories 506 | |
| Calories from Fat 90 | 18% |
| Total Fat 10.23g | 13% |
| Saturated Fat 1.74g | 7% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 244mg | 10% |
| Potassium 61mg | 2% |
| Total Carbs 101.14g | 27% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.9g | 3% |
| Sugars 1.93g | 1% |
| Protein 0.75g | 1% |
