Have you ever gone to a Chinese restaurant without eating stir-fry green beans? Well, you might be missing out. Chinese stir-fry green beans are probably one of the tastiest and most popular vegetable dishes to order.

If you haven’t had them before, they are basically green beans that are shallow fried in hot oil, then sautéed with minced garlic and sometimes minced pork. The key to getting the signature blistered beans are cooking it in hot oil.

This is my home version of it so instead of deep frying the beans, I shallow-fry them. I am not a fan of deep-frying at home as it wastes a lot of oil and can get quite messy. We like to go out for deep fried foods instead.

These green beans were from my parent’s vegetable garden so they are organic and extra yummy! Thanks to all their hard work year after year!

Chinese Stir-Fry Green Beans

A classic Chinese dish starring humble green beans sauteed in minced garlic, just how we like it in restaurants. Healthy and delicious!

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 5 minutes

Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 2 cups green beans
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• Salt to taste

Directions

1. Wash and completely dry green beans. Cut ends off green beans.
2. Pour oil to cover 1.5-2 inches of wok.
3. Right before the oil starts steaming, gently add in green beans. Be careful as the hot oil can splatter and hurt.
4. Toss with a spatula making sure hot oil is covering all parts of the beans.
5. Add minced garlic and shallow-fry for 1 minute.
6. Cover with a lid for 1 minute. Toss again.
7. When beans are blistered, serve them on a plate.
8. Enjoy!