Northern Shaanxi Braised Green Beans
Northern Shaanxi braised green beans is extremely beginner-friendly. Because it uses a braising method, ingredients can be added or omitted, and it is almost impossible to fail.
Ingredients and Tools
- Green beans
- Potato
- Tomato
- Spiral chili (optional)
- Salt
- Light soy sauce
- Five-spice powder
- Oyster sauce
- Scallion
- Ginger
- Garlic
Measurements
- Green beans 300g * 2 servings
- Potato 1 * 2 servings
- Tomato 1 * 2 servings
- Spiral chili (optional) 2 * 2 servings
- Salt 6g * 2 servings
- Light soy sauce 6ml * 2 servings
- Five-spice powder 3g * 2 servings
- Oyster sauce 6ml * 2 servings
- Scallion 3 rings
- Ginger 2g
- Garlic 2 cloves
- Cilantro bits (optional) add to taste
Steps
- Slice scallion into rings, mince garlic, slice ginger, set aside.
- Remove strings from green beans, cut into 2-10cm segments, set aside.
- Peel potato, cut into 1cm³ cubes, set aside.
- Peel tomato, cut into 1cm³ cubes, set aside.
- Remove seeds from chili, cut into 0.15cm-wide strips, set aside.
- Heat oil in a wok (10ml - 15ml). When it begins to smoke, add scallion, ginger, and garlic, stir-fry until fragrant;
- Add green beans and stir-fry until the color changes (from green to bright green);
- Add potato cubes, stir-fry for 30s;
- Add hot water (just covering the vegetables), cover and braise until the potatoes are soft (you can check with chopsticks);
- Add tomato cubes, add salt, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, five-spice powder, and chili, braise until the tomatoes become saucy (stir to prevent sticking);
- Add cilantro bits and serve.
Notes
- After adding the tomato, continue braising and stir occasionally to prevent sticking. If you follow this guide and find any issues or improvements, please raise an Issue or Pull request.