Side Dish: Chinese Style Hot & Spicy Green Beans

Make these tasty green beans as spicy as you wish by adding more or less hot chili flakes.

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
2 tsps sugar
2 tbsps soy sauce
16 oz green beans
2 tbsps garlic
2 tbsps ginger, grated

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, and chili flakes. Set aside.

2. Place 1/4 cup water in a large skillet and bring to a boil over high heat.

3. Add the green beans, cover the pan, and cook until the beans are crisp tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Uncover, and drain any water that remains in the pan.

4. Add the oil, grated ginger, and thinly sliced garlic to the beans in the skillet and cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until the beans are lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Don't let the garlic burn.

5. Add the soy mixture to the pan and cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens and glazes the beans, about 2 minutes.

6. Transfer to a platter and serve the beans hot or at room temperature.