PF Changs Inspired Spicy Green Beans
This dish is inspired by PF Chang's iconic Szechuan Green Beans. It's spicy and saucy, comes together quickly, and I think you'll love it!
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh green beans
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 2 T low sodium soy sauce
- 1 T Hoison sauce
- 1 T rice vinegar
- 1 T sesame oil
- 1 T chili paste can do half szechuan peppers half chili paste, too - it will be hot!
- 1 tsp corn starch
Instructions
- Wash green beans and snip off the ends (snipping optional)
- In a small bowl, mix soy sauce, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, chili paste, and corn starch until well combined
- In a cold large sautee pan, add 2 T olive oil, garlic, and green beans, turn on medium heat, and mix to coat the green beans well.
- Once you can smell the garlic, add in ½ cup water and cover.
- Allow to cook covered for about five minutes, then remove the lid and most of the water to evaporate.
- Once you confirm green bean tenderness, add sauce into pan, stirring constantly for about 1 minute until the sauce thickens and all the green beans are coated well
- Serve with rice and protein of choice!
Notes
This is not an exact copycat recipe, as I didn't use szechuan peppercorns in an effort to use ingredients that people are more likely to have in their homes. There is recommendation for how to adjust and trade half the chili paste for szechuan peppercorns to get a little closer to the PF Changs dish. But even without it, they taste very close to the real thing, and I think you'll love them!
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