Chinese Garlic Green Beans
With just three ingredients, these Chinese Garlic Green Beans are a simple dish, but a few traditional Chinese techniques transform this humble vegan dish into a spicy masterpiece packed with mind-blowing levels of umami.
Servings 2 servings
Calories 258kcal
Ingredients
- 250 grams green beans
- vegetable oil for oil blanching
- 30 grams garlic (roughly chopped)
- 2 tablespoons doubanjiang
Instructions
- Wash and then thoroughly dry 250 grams green beans with paper towels. Trim the stem ends off.250 grams green beans
- Heat about ½-inch of vegetable oil in a frying pan to 360° F (180°C).vegetable oil
- Oil blanch the green beans in batches until they are vibrant green and the skins start wrinkling (about 40 seconds).
- Drain the string beans on a cooling rack lined with a few layers of paper towels. Repeat until you've flash fried all of the beans.
- Use additional paper towels to press out as much oil from the green beans as possible.
- Drain off all but 1 tablespoon of oil from the pan (save it for something else) and return the pan to the stove.
- Stir-fry 30 grams garlic until it just starts to brown around the edges.30 grams garlic
- Return the green beans to the pan, along with 2 tablespoons doubanjiang, and stir fry everything together until the string beans are evenly coated with the chili garlic sauce. Serve immediately.2 tablespoons doubanjiang
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Nutrition
Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 383mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 896IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 2mg