Chinese Dry Cooked Green Beans Recipes

'CHINESE BUFFET' GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Heat peanut oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the garlic, and cook until the edges begin to brown, about 20 seconds. Add the green beans; cook and stir until the green beans begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the sugar, oyster sauce, and soy sauce. Continue cooking and stirring for several minutes until the beans have attained the desired degree of tenderness.

CHINESE DRY-SAUTEED STRING BEANS

Steps:

• AHeat 1 T of oil in a wok over medium heat. It is very important to use a wok and to heat the oil first or this wont cook right. Add the green beans (careful, it will sputter!) and stir fry until they pucker and begin to brow (about 6-8 minutes).
• Drain the green beans in a colander.
• Heat the other 1 T of oil and add ginger, garlic and scallions,stir fry for a minute. Add chili sauce and siracha and stir fry for a minute. Add beans, soy sauce, sugar, salt and pepper and mix to combine.
• Serve with rice.

CHINESE DRY COOKED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a wok or medium saucepan on medium to medium-high flame. The oil is ready if a string bean begins to sizzle when placed in the oil.
• Add the string beans to the oil (I fried in two batches) and let fry for 3-4 minutes until the skins begin to pucker.
• Remove the beans from the oil and drain.
• Remove all but 1 tablespoon of the oil from the wok or sauce pan (or if you're me, I just took 1 tablespoon out and put it in a new sauté pan) and heat the pan on high.
• Stir-fry the pork until no longer pink, then add the shrimp and mustard greens. Stir for 30 seconds then add the string beans and the soy sauce, sugar, and water. Stir to mix everything together and let the liquid reduce completely.
• Sprinkle with green onions and sesame oil (I skip the sesame oil) and serve hot.