Chinese Green beans with Pork

Serves: 2 | Preparation time: 20 minutes | Cooking Time: 30 minutes | Level: Beginner

Steps

Step 1
De-seed your Chilies, then finely chop them along with the Garlic

Step 2
Cut the ends off your Green Beans and Snap Peas, then in half—Keep these separate

Step 3
Prepare your cooking sauce

Step 4
Bring a small amount of cooking oil to mid/high heat, then add Ground Pork, breaking into small chunks evenly across the pan

Step 5
After 3 minutes, add half of your Garlic, Chilies, and Cooking Sauce and mix, cooking for another 3-4 minutes until cooked and slightly charred

Step 6
After removing Pork, bring some cooking oil to medium heat and add the green beans. After 2-3 minutes, add the rest of your Garlic, Chilies, and Cooking Sauce

Step 7
Once Green Brans are almost done cooking, add the Pork back until everything is warmed up again

Garnish with Snap Peas + Sesame Seeds — Plate and Enjoy!

Ingredients

1/2 pound Green Beans

1/2 pound ground Pork

2-3 Chilies of choice (Fresno / Jalapeno)

1 bag Snap Peas

5-6 Garlic cloves

Cooking Sauce:

3 tablespoons Soy Sauce

1.5 tablespoons Hoisin Sauce

1.5 teaspoon Chinese Cooking Wine / Fish Sauce / Chinese Vinegar (optional)

Black Pepper

Sesame Seeds

Oil and Seasonings

Cooking Oil

Common Pitfalls

Add your cooking sauce bit by bit—very easy to add to much and have it be too salty!

Try your green beans as you are cooking them! These are the hardest to get right

• Substitutes

  Any ground protein can be substituted while keeping cooking instructions the same!

  Variations of the cooking sauce is totally up to your preference, adding in either Chinese Cooking Wine / Chinese Vinegar / Fish Sauce can level up the flavors

• Cookingware

  Pan