Szechuan Green Bean Stir-Fry
Created by TeresaS on October 25, 2015
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 10m
- Recipe #21470
Ingredients
- 1 pound green string beans (cut into 2-inch lengths)
- 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons ketchup
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch (dissolved in 3 tablespoons water)
- 1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper sauce
- 1/2 garlic clove, minced
- 1 can (8 ounce) bamboo shoots (or one 8 ounce cans sliced water chestnuts, drained)
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
How to Make
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Step 1: In a large saucepan, steam the green beans until crisp, about 5 minutes.
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Step 2: Drain in a colander.
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Step 3: Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, ketchup, vinegar, dissolved cornstarch and pepper sauce.
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Step 4: Spray a large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray;heat. Stir-fry the green beans and garlic 2 minutes add the soy sauce mixture and cook, stirring, until thickened, about 3 minutes longer. stir in the bamboo shoots, (if using) and sesame oil, serve at once.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (185.6 g)
- Calories 72
- Total Fat - 1.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.3 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 661.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 13 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.4 g
- Sugars - 6.1 g
- Protein - 4.2 g
- Calcium - 52.1 mg
- Iron - 1.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 16.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg