Recipe: Tasty Spicy Green Beans

Spicy Green Beans. Tools used in the making of these Spicy Chinese Sichuan Green Beans: Soy Sauce: Nothing much to say here except Kikkoman has the best flavor overall and I always recommend reduced sodium. Wok: Great for high heat, quick cooking. This wok is a great addition to your kitchen if you love cooking Chinese food or stir fries in general.

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Ingredients of Spicy Green Beans

1. Prepare 1 pound of green beans trimmed.
2. Prepare 2 tablespoons of sesame oil or oil of your choice (coconut or canola or olive oil).
3. Prepare 2 teaspoons of chili garlic paste.
4. It's 2 of green onions thinly sliced - white parts only.
5. It's 1-3 tablespoons of garlic thinly sliced. Depending on preference.
6. Prepare 2 tablespoons of soy sauce.
7. Prepare 1 tablespoon of rice vinegar.
8. You need 1 teaspoon of sugar.
9. Prepare 1/4 cup of water.
10. It's 1/2 teaspoon of crushed red chilli peppers.
11. It's of Optional: If you don’t like it too spicy then add a tablespoon of oyster sauce 2 tablespoons fish sauce and put less water in.
12. Prepare of Optional: You could add shrimp or tofu but add shrimp in the last few minutes and tofu should be firm or med firm and fried up in garlic and oil in separate pan and then added when you add the sauce.

Combine green beans and water in a skillet over medium-high heat. When the butter is melted and hot, add the green beans and bell pepper and toss to coat. Add the red pepper flakes and some salt and toss again. When I was in high school, my friends and I used to frequent PF Chang's more than I care to admit.

Spicy Green Beans instructions

1. To a wok add the oil of your choice and heat on medium-high heat. I love smell sesame oil so that is my preference..
2. Add the green beans and stir fry them for 3-5 minutes or until they start to shrivel up a bit..
3. Add in the garlic (if you like garlic than add lots rather than 1 tablespoon), green onions, chili-garlic paste and stir to combine..
4. Cook the garlic mixture for 30 seconds to a minute then add in the soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, water and chili flakes..
5. Cook for an additional 1-2 minutes or until most of the liquids are completely cooked off..
6. Garnish with sesame seeds if desired..

I make green beans recipes quite often because they are tasty and good for you and we all like them (even the picky eater!), so I try to vary the recipes I make. This recipe for spicy green beans is a lovely variation on basic sauteed green beans. Although I must admit that with all these tasty variations, my favorite way to make them is still the simplest - boiled green beans. In a large heavy bottom skillet, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. PF Chang's Chile Garlic Green Beans are an easy and flavorful side dish recipe.