Spicy Stir-Fried Green Beans and Scallions

Name: Spicy Stir-Fried Green Beans and Scallions
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2-4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 29.58 ml soy sauce; 14.79 ml rice wine vinegar; 9.85 ml sugar; 2.46 ml red pepper flakes; 29.58 ml peanut oil; 340.19 g green beans, cut on bias into 1 . 5-inch pieces; 4 scallions, cut into 1 . 5-inch pieces; 4.92 ml peanut oil; 3 garlic cloves, mashed

Submitted by dianegrapegrower

"Originally from Cook's Magazine. Can be a side dish (4 servings) or a vegetarian main course (2 servings)"

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photo by DianaEatingRichly

Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 2

ingredients

29.58 ml soy sauce
14.79 ml rice wine vinegar
9.85 ml sugar
2.46 ml red pepper flakes
29.58 ml peanut oil
340.19 g green beans, cut on bias into 1 . 5-inch pieces
4 scallions, cut into 1 . 5-inch pieces
4.92 ml peanut oil
3 garlic cloves, mashed

directions

Mix soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, pepper flakes and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl. Set aside.
Heat a heavy skillet (12") over high heat until extremely hot. Carefully swirl 2 tablespoons oil to coat the bottom. Fry green beans, flipping every 30 seconds or so with a wide spatula, until slight charred and crisp-tender - about 4 minutes. Add scallions, continue cooking in same manner until scallions are charred and beans are tender.
Make a well in the center of the pan; mash garlic and remaining 1 t. oil together. Fry until fragrant - about 5 seconds - and stir into vegetables. Add soy mixture and toss into vegetables to coat; Cook until liquid is reduced by about half, about 15 seconds. Serve immediately.

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Reviews

Tasty green beans! What a fun and different take on them. The flavors were strong but wonderful. I especially liked the little bit of heat from the crushed red pepper flakes. The only thing I will do differently next time, is to use less oil...maybe only 1 T. Mine were a bit too heavy on the oil for some reason. Can't wait to try them again!

LifeIsGood
This is delicious. My son and I prefer the green beans less crunchy so after I added the liquid I covered the pan, lowered the temperature and cooked until our desired consistency.

Linda T.
Good and easy!

DianaEatingRichly
Yummy. Brings back memories when my mom made it

pollyw
I loved these green beans!! My scallions had gone bad so I left them out and just halved the recipe for just me - except I messed up and added the full amount of red pepper flakes so they were very zippy! I'll be making these a lot. Made for PAC Spring '11

sjkotylak