Sichuan Dry-Fried Green Beans

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Ingredients

• 350g Green Beans

• 6 dried chillies

• 3 garlic cloves

• 2 spring onion whites

• The same amount of ginger

• 2 tbsp tianjin or ya cai

• Salt

• 3 tbsp cooking oil

• ½ tsp Sichuan peppercorn

• 1 tsp sesame oil

Instructions

• Wash the beans, cut the tops and bottoms off, then cut in half

• Bring a panful of water to the boil, add some salt and 1 tbsp oil, then blanch the beans for a number of minutes until the skins are blistered and tender. Drain and shake dry

• Cut the dried chillies in half and shake out the seeds. Peel the ginger then slice finely. Slice the spring onions and garlic

• Add 2 tbsp oil to a heated pan and stir-fry the chillies and Sichuan pepper. Once sizzling, add the ginger, garlic and spring onion and stir-fry for a few moments longer. Add the ya cai/tianjin

• Add the beans and stir-fry further, stirring continuously until they are covered in the oil. Add the sesame oil, give another quick stir, then serve

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