Recipe - Dry-Fried String Beans

1 One half pound String beans
1 cup Vegetable oil
1 tablespoon Scallions chopped
1 teaspoon Garlic chopped
One half teaspoon Szechuan chili paste or
hot sauce
2 tablespoon Soy sauce, low sodium
1 tablespoon Dry sherry or rice wine
1 tablespoon Sugar

1Wash the beans under running water; drain well on paper towels. 2In a
wok or skillet, heat the oil until just before it smokes. Add the beans,
standing back to avoid being spattered with oil. Cook the beans over high
heat, stirring and turning frequently, until they are wrinkled and lightly
browned, about 7 minutes. Remove the beans with a slotted spoon and place
in a colander to drain; set aside. 3Discard all but 2 tablespoons of the
oil from the skillet. Over high heat, reheat the remaining oil. Add the
scallions, garlic and Szechuan paste and stirfry for 20 seconds. Add the
soy sauce; stir. 4Put the beans back into the skillet. Add teh wine and
sugar and stir until well mixed, about 1 minute. Remove from skillet and
serve. Recipe from Burt Wolf's Eating Well cookbookJo Merrill A recipe
from Shun Lee's Restaurant in New York. Message 183 Mon Dec 06, 1993 MM by
Cuz

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