Pork Stir Fry with Green Beans
A simplified take on the Szechuan classic—pork mince and charred green beans with intensely flavoured sauce, ready in 15 minutes.
Ingredients
- 300g green beans
- 220g pork mince
- ½ small onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 tsp ginger, finely chopped
- 2½ tbsp peanut oil
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine (Shaoxing wine)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1½ tsp chilli garlic sauce
- Rice and sliced red chilli, to serve
Original recipe: https://www.recipetineats.com/stir-fried-green-beans-with-pork/
Method
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Mix soy sauce, Chinese cooking wine, sugar, and chilli garlic sauce together in a small bowl to make the sauce.
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Trim green beans and chop into 2–2.5cm pieces.
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Heat peanut oil in a wok or large skillet over very high heat. Add beans and char for 2½ minutes total, stirring periodically, until blistered but still tender-crisp. Remove and set aside.
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In the same pan, add onion, garlic, and ginger; sauté for 1 minute until edges are golden.
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Add pork mince and cook on high heat, breaking it up, for about 2 minutes until cooked through.
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Pour in sauce and stir for 30 seconds. Return beans to the pan and stir for another 30 seconds.
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Serve immediately over rice, mixing everything together and eating with a spoon.