Gan Bian Si Ji Dou (Sichuan Green Beans)

Name: Gan Bian Si Ji Dou (Sichuan Green Beans)
Cuisine: Asia, Chinese
Ingredients: 1½ pounds, green beans, trimmed; 2½ tablespoons, vegetable oil, divided; ½ teaspoon, table salt; 1 tablespoon, Shaoxing wine or dry sherry; 1½ teaspoons, soy sauce; 1 teaspoon, sugar; 2-4 , dried arbol chiles, stemmed, halved lengthwise, and seeded; ½ teaspoon, Sichuan peppercorns; 1 tablespoon, minced garlic; 1 tablespoon, grated fresh ginger; 3 ounces, ground pork; 2 tablespoons, ya cai; 1 teaspoon, toasted sesame oil

Side Dishes
Asia
Chinese
Fruits & Vegetables
Vegetables

By Andrea Geary ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2023

In Sichuan's gan bian si ji dou, workaday beans become dense, chewy, savory—and downright irresistible.

SERVES 4 as a side dish or 2 as a main course

TIME 40 minutes

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