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Dry-fried green beans with minced pork
gan bian si ji dou
from  Sichuan Cookery 
by Fuchsia Dunlop 
page  126

One of Sichuan's most famous vegetable dishes.

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300grams French beans topped and tailed and broken into 5cm sections
  groundnut oil  
75grams pork (minced)  
2tsps Shaoxing wine  
2tsps soy sauce (light)  
25grams ya cai  
  salt  
1tsp sesame oil  
  1. Heat 2 tbsps oil in a wok, add the beans and stir-fry over a medium flame for about 6 mins until they are tender and their skins are slightly puckered. Remove from the wok and set aside.
  2. Heat another 2 tbsps oil in the wok over a high flame, add the pork and stir-fry for 30 secs until it is cooked, splashing in the Shaoxing wine and soy sauce.
  3. Add the ya cai and stir-fry briefly until hot, then throw in the beans. Stir and toss, adding salt to taste.
  4. Remove from the heat, stir in the sesame oil and serve.

The green beans are traditionally dry-fried over a medium heat until tender and slightly wrinkled. Alternatively, to reduce the oiliness, steam or boil the beans first and then continue from step 3.

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