I went to the farmer's market last weekend and asked for a small basket of the beautiful green beans from one of the farmers. Well, she gave me a small basket worth and then piled green beans up on top until we really had 2 small baskets worth. I didn't mind getting extra since they were the best green beans I'd seen all season; perfectly sized, not overgrown, and not a spot on them. I knew immediately that I'd make some Szchezuan green beans with them.
I searched all of my cookbooks for a good recipe and nothing looked like what I wanted, so I hit the interwebs. I found the perfect recipe over at Vegan Bean. We loved it. It makes a lot of very tasty sauce to go with the rice. We make stir fry a lot (so this is a big compliment) and I think that this is now my favorite stir fry sauce recipe. I think this recipe would work with any combination of vegetables. Definitely a keeper.
Note - I pre-steamed the green beans about 4 minutes before stir frying them quickly.
Note 2 - I know that white rice is not especially good for me, but sometimes a sticky white rice is the right choice for stir fry!
That looks delicious. It's definitely on my too do list. You may even convert me to being a green bean fan.
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Yum! That looks so good. I love green beans.
ReplyDeleteThat looks so saucy and delicious!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so good! My husband and I love green beans, so I'll have to try this recipe.
ReplyDeleteYour meal looks delicious!!! Thanks for the link to the recipe. I love when farmers give heaps of beans, that happens here too!!!
ReplyDeleteThat looks fantastic - so shiny with yummy juice!
ReplyDeleteLooks super yummy! Green beans are one of my favorite vegetables! :-)
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