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Chinese Garlic Green Beans

Catherine
These 2-ingredient Garlic Green Beans are crisp, blistered, and loaded with garlic.
Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese, Taiwanese
Servings 4 people
Calories 97 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 300 grams green beans 0.7 lb
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil for stir frying
  • ¼ tsp salt

Instructions
 

Prep vegetables

  • Wash, dry, and cut ends off of green beans.
  • Finely mince garlic.

Blanching

  • Place green beans in boiling water for 20 seconds, remove from water and place in ice bath.
  • Remove from ice bath and dry thoroughly.

Dry frying

  • To a pot, heat enough vegetable oil to cover the beans on high heat until it reaches 350°F (180°C).
  • Transfer beans to oil, letting it fry for 1 minute, or until the texture is blistered and wrinkled.

Stir frying

  • To a wok on medium heat, toss in garlic and salt, stir frying it for a few seconds.
  • Add in the green beans and stir fry for 20 seconds.
  • Plate the green beans and serve!

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Keywords din tai fung, garlic, green beans