Szechuan Green Beans

Szechuan is a style of Chinese cooking that is spicy, oily and peppery. Here is our recipe for this simple, quick and easy dish that will leave you only wanting more…

You’ll need:

• 2 tbsp sesame oil or vegetable oil

• 200g green beans

Heat up the oil and fry the beans until they’re scorched on the outside and start to soften. This should take around 3-4 minutes. Add:

• 100g chestnut or shiitake mushrooms finely diced

• 4 spring onions chopped (set aside the green bits for dressing)

• 1 tbsp ginger finely chopped

• 1 tsp garlic finely chopped

• 1 tbsp toban djan sauce or gochujang (for gluten-free)

Stir in ingredients, and turn down the heat if you start choking from the chilli

• 1 tbsp Tamari or Soy Sauce

• 1 tbsp Black Vinegar or any alt. Vinegar

To serve:

• White rice

• Sesame seeds (optional)

• Spring onion, the green parts chopped finely for garnish