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Szechuan String Beans

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Ingredients
  

Vegetables:

  • 3 cups cut string beans cut to 2 inch pieces
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 3 bottoms of scallions white part only
  • 5 dried chili peppers red
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Sauce:

  • 2 teaspoons oyster sauce or try oyster mushroom oyster sauce!
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

Instructions
 

  • Wash, cut, and drain string beans in a paper-towel lined bowl.
  • Stir in oil, not quite 1/4 cup, coating the bottom of the pan. On HIGH heat, add cut and drained string beans after the oil is sufficiently hot (it'll sizzle when you put a bean in if it is hot enough).
  • Stir about till you see nice wrinkles on all the beans (7-8 min for this recipe size). Remove beans from skillet and let drain on a paper towel in a bowl. Dump all but 1 tablespoon oil out.
  • Add scallions and garlic, and stir till fragrant on medium-high heat(30 sec).
  • Add the sauce, dried chili peppers, and stir for 10-20 seconds until fragrant.
  • Add cooked beans, and stir on medium - low heat till beans are well coated.
  • Serve hot, with a bowl of rice!

Notes

Drain the beans by placing them in a bowl lined with a paper towel, prior to cooking in oil. If the beans have water on them, that will cause popping in the oil which can be messy.
Recipe easily doubled!