Chinese Peppered Green Beans

SUBMITTED BY: HEIDI WRIGHTSMAN

"Bright, crisp and spicy with crushed green peppercorns, fresh red chile pepper and garlic, these green beans will add lots of flavor and color to your meal. If you can't find Chinese yardlong or 'snake' beans, then regular green beans will do just fine."

PREP TIME	10 Min
COOK TIME	3 Min
READY IN	13 Min

SERVINGS & SCALING

Original recipe yield: 6 servings

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INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons green peppercorns, drained
1 cup coarsely chopped cilantro
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound Chinese yardlong beans
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1 small red chile pepper, seeded and chopped fine
2 tablespoons water

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DIRECTIONS

In a small bowl, using the bottom of a glass or jar, crush the peppercorns into a coarse pulp. Stir in the cilantro.
Heat oil in a large wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in beans, garlic, brown sugar, chile pepper, peppercorns and cilantro. Stir-fry for 45 seconds. Pour in the water and cover to steam for about 2 minutes. Serve immediately.

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Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by KDOLTZ

I have to confess. I didn't have green peppercorns. I just used a lot of freshly ground black pepper. THE BEANS WERE AMAZING !! I used the leftovers in a stir-fry the next day. I can't wait to buy green peppercorns to see what the difference is!

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Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by GZOLLINGER

I was looking for these asian beans, and these were great. I followed the recipe the first time and felt they weren't done enough. Since then I have made them many times but fry for 5 minutes and steam for 5 minutes (or so). The beans stay crunchy but are much better IMO.

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