Dry-Fried Green Beans

Name: Dry-Fried Green Beans
Cuisine: Sichuan Chinese
Ingredients: 1 lb green beans; 100 g minced pork; 1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns; 1 tbsp douchi (fermented black beans); 3 cloves garlic; 1 inch piece ginger; 5-6 pieces dried red chili peppers; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 3 tbsp vegetable oil

Dry-Fried Green Beans is a classic Sichuan dish known for its crispy texture and bold, spicy flavors. It highlights the Sichuan culinary tradition of dry frying to create a smoky, savory profile, often accompanied by minced pork and preserved ingredients.

9 ingredients

spicysavoryumamismokyslightly bitter

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Sichuan Chinese90%

Indigenous10%

Ingredients

green beans
1 lb
minced pork
100 g
Sichuan peppercorns
1 tsp
douchi (fermented black beans)
1 tbsp
garlic
3 cloves
ginger
1 inch piece
dried red chili peppers
5-6 pieces
soy sauce
1 tbsp
vegetable oil
3 tbsp

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Originating from Sichuan province, this dish reflects the region's characteristic use of chili, garlic, and fermented flavors, developed over centuries to create deeply layered, pungent dishes.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Sichuan Chinese90%

ingredients+techniques

Indigenous10%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

dry-frying stir-frying blistering seasoning

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