Hot Szechuan-style Green Beans

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb green beans
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar or 2 teaspoons splenda sugar substitute
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon hot chili flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger

Recipe

• 1 rinse and drain green beans;trim off and discard stem ends.
• 2 cut green beans into 2- to 3-inch lengths.
• 3 in a small bowl, mix soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, chili flakes, and pepper.
• 4 set a 10- to 12-inch frying pan over high heat.
• 5 when pan is hot, add green beans and 1/4 cup water.
• 6 cover and cook, stirring once, until beans are bright green and slightly crunchy to bite, 3 to 4 minutes.
• 7 uncover and cook until any remaining water has evaporated.
• 8 add oil, garlic, and ginger to pan stir until green beans and garlic are slightly browned, 1to 2 minutes.
• 9 stir soy mixture and add to pan; bring to a boil and stir until most of the liquid has evaporated and the sauce thickens and coats the beans, 2 to 3 minutes.
• 10 pour into serving dish.
• 11 serve hot or cold.