Stir-Fried Green Beans with Sichuan Sauce

Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 pound green beans
2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 teaspoons chili paste
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

Cut green beans diagonally into 2-inch length. Mix soy sauce, garlic, sugar, sesame oil and chili paste.

Heat wok until very hot. Add vegetable oil tilt wok to coat side. Add green beans stir-fry 1 minute. Add broth cover and cook 5 minutes. Add soy sauce mixture stir-fry until green beans are coated. Stir in sesame seed (see Appetizers & Cold Dishes: Toasted Sesame Seeds).

**Try this recipe with long beans, available in Chinese specialty stores. They resemble western green beans in flavor but are a bit crunchier they're also over a foot long. If you can't find them, fresh green beans will be just as delicious.

From "Betty Crocker's New Chinese Cookbook." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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