Dry-Fried Green Beans

Ingredients

• 1 lb green beans, ends trimmed and snapped in half
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 3 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns
• 2 dried red chilies, cut into segments
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1 tbsp soy sauce

Steps

1. Wash and thoroughly dry green beans, snap into 2-inch pieces
2. Heat oil in wok over medium-high heat until shimmering
3. Stir-fry green beans until wrinkled, about 5-6 minutes
4. Push beans aside, add garlic, peppercorns and chilies to bloom aromatics
5. Season with salt, sugar and soy sauce, toss to combine
6. Continue stir-frying for 1-2 minutes until beans are tender-crisp