DRY-FRIED SICHUAN STRING BEANS
1/4 cup chicken broth
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons oil, divided
1 pound long beans or string beans
2 tablespoons minced ginger
2 ounces ground pork (about 1/4 cup)
1 tablespoon Chinkiang or balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon chopped scallion
In a bowl, combine the broth, sugar and salt.
Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok over high heat until a bead of water vaporizes within 1 to 2 seconds of contact. Swirl in 2 tablespoons of the oil and add half the beans. Reduce the heat to medium and pan-fry, turning the beans with a metal spatula or tongs, until they have brown spots and begin to wrinkle, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon. Pan-fry the remaining beans with 1 tablespoon of the oil in the same manner and add to the plate.
If the unwashed wok is dry, swirl in the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil over medium heat. Add the ginger and ground pork and stir-fry until the pork is no longer pink, breaking it up with a spatula, about 2 minutes.
Stir the broth mixture and swirl it into the wok. Bring to a boil over high heat and add the beans, tossing to combine, and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, 1 to 2 minutes.
Add the vinegar, sesame oil and scallion and remove from the heat.
Place on a serving platter. Serve at room temperature.
Servings: 4
Source: The Breath of a Wok by Grace Young and Alan Richardson
1/4 cup chicken broth
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons oil, divided
1 pound long beans or string beans
2 tablespoons minced ginger
2 ounces ground pork (about 1/4 cup)
1 tablespoon Chinkiang or balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon chopped scallion
In a bowl, combine the broth, sugar and salt.
Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok over high heat until a bead of water vaporizes within 1 to 2 seconds of contact. Swirl in 2 tablespoons of the oil and add half the beans. Reduce the heat to medium and pan-fry, turning the beans with a metal spatula or tongs, until they have brown spots and begin to wrinkle, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon. Pan-fry the remaining beans with 1 tablespoon of the oil in the same manner and add to the plate.
If the unwashed wok is dry, swirl in the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil over medium heat. Add the ginger and ground pork and stir-fry until the pork is no longer pink, breaking it up with a spatula, about 2 minutes.
Stir the broth mixture and swirl it into the wok. Bring to a boil over high heat and add the beans, tossing to combine, and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, 1 to 2 minutes.
Add the vinegar, sesame oil and scallion and remove from the heat.
Place on a serving platter. Serve at room temperature.
Servings: 4
Source: The Breath of a Wok by Grace Young and Alan Richardson
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