Friday, 14 October 2016 00:00

Gan Bian Dou Jiao Recipe (Dry Fried Sichuan Haricot Beans)

Quickly tossed crunchy green beans with spicy sichuan paste and glazed with soy dressing.

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Gan Bian Dou Jiao Recipe (Dry-Fried Sichuan String Beans) are made with long green beans that are tossed with soya sauce and honey till they are bright and light and the beans are evenly coated with the Sichuan sauce, soya, honey and slight touch of ginger and garlic.

This dish is featured as one of the main dishes in the Sichuan Cuisine. Traditionally in the regions of Sichuan, the dish also made by using Yacai (pickled mustard stem) and Pork. 

As for the vegetarian lovers, we can keep it simple by just skipping both the ingredients.

Serve the Stir Fried Sichuan String Bean Recipe (Gan Bian Dou Jiao Recipe), along with Chinese Sichuan fried rice or Chinese Vegetable Fried Rice for a delicious weekend dinner.

If you are looking for more vegetable recipes here are some of our favorites:

  1. Ginger Sesame Chicken With Bok Choy And Mushrooms Recipe
  2. Indo-Chinese Crispy Chicken Chilli Recipe
  3. Chicken Manchurian Dry Recipe

 

 

Cuisine: Sichuan

Course: Appetizer

Diet: Vegetarian

Equipments Used: Hard Anodised Kadai (Wok)

Prep in 10 M

Cooks in 15 M

Total in 25 M

Makes: 4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 400 grams Green beans (French Beans) , trimmed and halved
  • 2 teaspoons Red Chilli sauce
  • 4 cloves Garlic , finely chopped
  • 2 inch Ginger , finely chopped
  • 3 Spring Onion Greens , finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Honey
  • 1 teaspoon Soy sauce
  • Salt , to taste

Directions for Gan Bian Dou Jiao Recipe (Dry Fried Sichuan Haricot Beans)

  1. To begin making the Stir Fried Sichuan String Bean Recipe (Gan Bian Dou Jiao Recipe), first prep all the ingredients. Steam the green beans along with salt on high for about 5 minutes until just about done. The beans have to be still crunchy, drain it under cold water in order to stop cooking.

  2. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan over medium heat, add the ginger, garlic, and spring onions and saute until the aromas come through.

  3. Add honey, salt, soy sauce, Sichuan sauce and the steamed green beans and toss on high heat until the beans are well coated with the spices and flavors.

  4. Check the salt and adjust to suit your taste. Once done, turn off the heat and serve.

  5. Serve the Stir Fried Sichuan String Bean Recipe (Gan Bian Dou Jiao Recipe), along with Chinese Sichuan fried rice or Chinese Vegetable Fried Rice for a delicious weekend dinner.

Gan Bian Dou Jiao Recipe (Dry Fried Sichuan Haricot Beans) is part of the The East Asian Recipe Contest With FreshMenu