Beans come in various types - French beans, long beans, snow beans, and frozen green peas, all affordable and ideal for home-style cooking. For this recipe, it’s long beans, but other types work just as well. Greens make for a healthy dish, even if achieving authentic wok hei at home is difficult (QUICK CHINESE VEGETABLE STIR-FRY).
Szechuan-style stir-fries follow similar techniques, though some ingredients may vary. For Chinese food, it must be mentioned that sesame oil and peanut oil is worth the investment, as they add extra depth and aroma.
All in all, this recipe is about cooking a delicious Chinese-style beans stir-fry at home. Also a vegetarian, 100% plant-based recipe (VEGETARIAN BAK KUT TEH/HERBS SOUP).
One small cooking tip: the texture of the beans is really up to you - soft, medium-soft, or crunchy, without compromising the quintessential Chinese flavours.
Ingredients
1 packet long
beans - cut into lengths
5 garlic cloves - smashed lightly
Dried chilies - as needed
½ tbsp crushed black pepper
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp peanut oil
Salt, to taste
Method
Heat peanut oil and add garlic and dried chilies
Saute quickly.
Add long beans, season with salt and pepper.
Stir all in, and cook to a texture you prefer.
Pour in soy sauce
and sesame oil.
Two or three quick stirs, and off the heat.
