Do not try this recipe with ground black pepper and dried red chile flakes.I used 1 tbs black pepper and found that the pepper was way too overpowering. I didn't like the recipe so I would suggest following the recipe instead of substituting.

Came out great. I also added finely chopped ginger which put this recipe over the top. Thanks for submitting it.

Delicious! The cilantro is a perfect ingredient in this recipe.

These were so good! They had a very authentic flavor and I love the spiciness. I will definitely make these again and again.

so so so so good! this is my favorite recipe i've found so far on this site. my boyfriend says it tastes "gourmet". so much flavour! i recommend this to anyone. i believe this recipe would really impress any guests. you can adjust the spiciness by adjusting the amt of red chili.

Yowza!!! The submitter of this recipe (Annabel) is going to cringe when she reads that I tried this will canned french style green beans - but that was all I had - couldn't get to the store for fresh beans and I wanted to jazz up canned beans. I have a few recipes that do that but I decided to try this. I used all the ingredients Annabel suggested - I ended up grinding the peppercorns with dried cilantro with my mortar (again-all I had at the time). Then I heated up the oil, added everything except for the drained canned beans - sauteed everything for 60 sec., then added the beans and heated through. No one suspected they were canned and everyone loved them. I ended up admitting I used canned and shared the recipe. Annabel, I will do you justice and do this again using the real thing next time. This is a keeper.

This was very good. Aesthitically pleasing, too. I used only regular green beans. :)

I added some hot mustard at the very end of this recipe to balance the sweetness a bit. Served this as a side dish at a party and everyone wanted the recipe.

These are fabulous. I've added it to my menu and my customers love it!

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!

I didn't really enjoy this recipe, I think primary because I don't always like the taste of cilantro. I couldn't get yardlong beans in my little suburban grocery store and I couldn't find green peppercorns. I won't make this again. It wasn't bad, it just didn't turn out to be a taste that I really enjoyed.

WOW! These were really really good. I wasn't sure how it would taste with the cilatro, but all the ingredients compliment each other nicely.

I fix these with so many different meals now. I am so glad I found this recipe. So very simple!!

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.