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Chinese Szechuan Dry Fried Green Beans Recipe
4.7 from 9 votes

Chinese Szechuan Dry Fried Green Beans Recipe

Asian green beans stir-fried with a quick sauce, ginger, and spicy Szechuan peppercorn. Try this Chinese side dish with fried rice and Szechuan beef.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 120 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients

For the Chinese Stir Fry Sauce:
  • 1 Teaspoon sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Chinese cooking wine aka shaoxi
  • ½ Tablespoon rice vinegar
  • ½ Tablespoon soy sauce
To stir fry:
  • 1 Tablespoon neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
  • 2 Piece garlic cut roughly, cloves
  • ½ Inch ginger cut into slices, fresh
  • 4 Piece Sichuan pepper
  • 7 Ounces green beans with ends cuts off
To garnish:
  • red chili pepper flakes
  • sesame seeds *see Notes

Instructions

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  1. First mix together all the stir fry sauce ingredients. That includes sugar, Chinese cooking wine, rice vinegar, and soy sauce. Keep aside for later.
  2. Heat up a large shallow pan or wok and add the oil. One tablespoon is enough because we will dry fry the green beans.
  3. Add the sliced ginger and cut garlic to the pan, as well as the Szechuan pepper seeds and stir fry on high heat for a minute.
  4. Continue to add in the green beans and stir cook for a minute.
  5. Now pour the stir fry sauce over the green beans while keeping everything on high to medium heat and quickly stir fry everything so that the flavor are incorporated.
  6. Continue to stir cook on high heat for about 8 minutes or until the beans are cooked through.
  7. Garnish with red pepper flakes and sesame seeds and serve still hot.

Notes

  • It's important that you keep the sauce ready and the green beans cleaned, and with the ends trimmed, because you will be working very quickly during the stir fry process.
  • I like to use white and black sesame seeds as a garnish contrast. You can use both or either one.
  • If you want to keep it less spicy, reduce or omit the red pepper flakes
  • DOn't omit the Szechuan pepper in the recipe, they give a lot of flavors. You can reduce if you like but I don't think they are spicy hot.

Nutrition Information

Calories 120kcal (6%) Carbohydrates 10g (3%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 7g (11%) Sodium 258mg (11%) Potassium 209mg (4%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 685IU (14%) Vitamin C 13mg (14%) Calcium 42mg (4%) Iron 1.1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 120

% Daily Value*

Calories 120kcal 6%
Carbohydrates 10g 3%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 7g 11%
Sodium 258mg 11%
Potassium 209mg 4%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 685IU 14%
Vitamin C 13mg 14%
Calcium 42mg 4%
Iron 1.1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.