Szechuan Green Beans With Ground Pork
"This is a bit spicy so you may want to decrease the pepper flakes and add more at the end for taste. I made this for a pot-luck Chinese dinner that is why the serving size is for 8. Can be cut in half. Delicious over Chinese white rice."
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- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 lb ground lean pork
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 5 cups green beans, trimmed and cut in half
- 4 garlic cloves, grated
- 4 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
- 4 teaspoons low sodium soy sauce
- 4 cups white rice, hot and cooked
directions
- Steam beans 5 minutes (should be snappy not mushy).
- Combine the first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over med high heat. Saute pork mixture until pork loses it's pink color - stirring to a crumble. Add steamed green beans and garlic - saute for 3-5 minutes more.
- Combine hoisin sauce, sugar, pepper flakes and soy sauce in a small bowl - stirring with a whisk to incorporate ingredients.
- Pour mixture into pan with pork and green beans. Cook another 3-5 minutes or until heated through, stirring frequently.
- Serve over hot rice - Enjoy!
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Reviews
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Better than any restaurant take-out I've ever had. I plan to double the sauce next time to pour over rice. Also, I will try steamed broccoli instead of green beans...personal preference. Can't wait to try this with modifications! thanks for the recipe! -
Excellent and very easy!!! I've made it several times and always use a 16oz bag of frozen green beans that I simply added frozen to the browned pork (cover it and cook for 5ish minutes to steam the beans), and I also added garlic powder to the sauce to save time. I've used ground chicken with excellent results. Yesterday I made my own hoisin sauce, which didn't turn out as well. I usually serve it over Curried Couscous (#16866) and roasted carrots with garlic powder, 5 spice powder and EVOO for an absolutely wonderful meal. Thanks so much for the keeper, I'll be making this one again and again. -
This was ok. I will make it again, but just seemed like it was missing something. -
Absolutely delicious! I had 1 1/2 lbs. of ground pork, so I doubled the sauce. It was very spicy, which we enjoyed. I added a zucchini and onion, simply because I had some that needed to be used up. Definitely good additions. Instead of steaming the green beans first, I took the advice of another commenter and added them in after the pork was cooked. I placed the lid on the pan and allowed the beans to steam for 4-5 minutes, and then added the sauce. It was perfect. -
Not what I was expecting, and too sweet for me.
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Better than any restaurant take-out I've ever had. I plan to double the sauce next time to pour over rice. Also, I will try steamed broccoli instead of green beans...personal preference. Can't wait to try this with modifications! thanks for the recipe!
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