Spicy Ground Beef and Green Beans

Spicy Ground Beef and Breen Beans-1This spicy ground beef and green beans is one of the most popular dishes in China, originated from Szechuan cuisine. It is also one of my favorite dishes.

First, I deep fried the green beans until crisp outside, then sautéed the garlic, ginger and dried chili pepper until fragrant.

Deep fry green beans After that, I stirred in the marinated ground beef and cook until the beef is no longer pink.

Ground beef and green beans Finally, I added the green beans back to the pan, stirred and tossed in salt, sugar and soy sauce to season.

Check out the recipe at the end of this post and learn how to make this savory and spicy ground beef and green beans stir-fry. I am sure you will be a fan of it!

Spicy Ground Beef and Breen Beans-2Below is a summary of how I made this dish with pictures.How to make Spicy Ground Beef and Breen BeansI hope you enjoy making this super delicious ground beef and green beans at home. If you like this recipe, please leave a rating and share it with your friends!

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Author: Spice the Plate
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 1 pound green beans, ends trimmed, let dry
  • ⅕ pound ground beef
  • 2 dried chili peppers, cut into small pieces
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • ½ tablespoon minced ginger
  • For marinating the beef:
  • a touch of salt
  • a touch of sugar
  • a touch of oil
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon cooking wine
  • For cooking and seasoning:
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
Instructions
  1. Marinating the beef with salt, sugar, oil, soy sauce and cooking wine for about 10 minutes.
  2. Heat ½ cup of oil in the pan over medium heat, carefully add in the green beans, deep fry for about 8 minutes until their surfaces are crisp.
  3. Fish the green beans out and set aside, leave half of the oil in the pan and discard the other half.
  4. Turn to medium-high heat and stir in the dried chili peppers, garlic and ginger, sauté for about 2 minutes until fragrant and browned.
  5. Add the ground beef into the pan and stir fry for another 2 minutes until the beef has changed color.
  6. Stir in the green beans and toss in the salt, sugar and soy sauce, sitr fry for another 2-3 minutes and serve.
Notes
Make sure the green beans are dry before putting them into the hot oil for deep frying.

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