Chinese Recipe - Dry Cooked Green Beans

This is a Western Chinese recipe

Ingredients:

• Oil for deep frying
• 1 lb string beans
• 2 tbsps oil
• ¼ lb ground beef or pork
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp minced ginger root
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 5 tbsps water
• 1 tbsp soy sauce

Directions:

1. Heat the oil to 180°C/350°F. Deep fry the beans until they are wrinkled. Drain on absorbent kitchen paper. Arrange in a dish.
2. Heat 2 tbsps oil in a pan. Add the meat, salt, ginger, sugar, water and soy sauce and stir-fry until the meat begins to turn brown. Cook over a high heat until all the liquid in the sauce has completely evaporated. Serve the beans with the meat sauce on top.