China

Gan Bian Si Ji Dou

Name: Gan Bian Si Ji Dou
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 400 g Green beans; 3 tbsp Ya cai (preserved mustard greens); some of each Garlic & ginger; to taste Dried chilli; some of each Soy sauce & Sichuan pepper; 3 tbsp Vegetable oil

Sichuan dry-fried green beans

Gan bian si ji dou - “dry-fried green beans” - is a Sichuan classic in which the beans are fried until their skin blisters and wrinkles.

Seasoned with ya cai (preserved mustard greens), garlic and a little chilli, they are crisp outside, tender within and intensely aromatic.

Servings3

Time25 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Green beans400 g
Ya cai (preserved mustard greens)3 tbsp
Garlic & gingersome of each
Dried chillito taste
Soy sauce & Sichuan peppersome of each
Vegetable oil3 tbsp

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Wash the beans, dry well and cut into pieces.
Fry hard in hot oil until the skin wrinkles, remove.
Fry ya cai, garlic, ginger and chilli.
Return the beans, season with soy sauce and Sichuan pepper.
Toss briefly and serve.

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Ya cai and Sichuan pepper for gan bian si ji dou are in the Asia Boutique.

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