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So, back when I very first started this little ole blog here, I posted a Szechuan String Bean recipe. When I rebranded, I deleted it because the picture made the dish look disgusting and I am trying to stop doing that and better my food photography skills. HA! Anywho, since it has been off the site, so many of you have asked for this recipe!! I had no idea you even knew it was there so this made me happy because this is seriously one of my favorite things to whip up on a weeknight! It is so delicious and so easy to make! I purchase one of those bags of pre-cut, pre-washed green beans and these Stir-Fried Szechuan String Beans with Shiitake Mushrooms are done in NO time at all!
If you want to add some protein to the dish, I recommend purchasing ground pork, ground chicken, or ground turkey. Brown that up with a little salt and pepper and add in that cooked meat when you add in the mushrooms to the dish and voila! You’ll have dinner on the table in no time and these Stir-Fried Szechuan String Beans with Shiitake Mushrooms will be the star of the show!
Ingredients
For the Stir Fry:
- 4 oz. shiitake mushrooms stems removed and sliced
- 12 oz. green beans ends trimmed
- 2 tbsp. avocado oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1/2 inch nob of ginger peeled and grated
- 1/2 teaspoon ground Sichuan peppercorns or more to taste (optional)
For the Sauce:
- 3 tbsp. coconut aminos can use soy if not Whole30
- 3 tbsp. chicken broth or water
- 1/2 tsp. toasted sesame oil
- 1 1/2 tbsp. rice vinegar
- 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes or more to taste
- 1/2 tsp. dry mustard
- 1/2 tsp. arrowroot flour can use cornstarch if not Whole30
Instructions
- Combine all of the "for the sauce" ingredients in a bowl and whisk together. Set aside.
- Heat 2 tbsp. avocado oil over medium-high heat. When hot, but not smoking, add in the green beans and cook, stirring often, until tender and browned, about 7 minutes. While your green beans are sauteeing, season them with a little salt and pepper, to taste.
- Add in the shiitake mushrooms, the minced garlic, the grated ginger and sichuan peppercorns, and reduce heat to medium. Continue to saute for about 2 more minutes.
- Pour in the sauce and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened and reduced, about 3 more minutes.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Delicious! I make these all the time now.
This is the only way my hubby will eat green beans! I also Make this recipe with broccoli and it’s divine!
Hiya – Can I use frozen green beans? If so, how would that change the recipe? Thanks.
frozen beans would work– I haven’t tried them out yet– but I would assume they’d cook a bit faster!
I made this last night and it was so good (and easy to make)! I did have one question, though. When are you supposed to add the ground Szechuan peppercorns? They are listed in the “for the stir fry” section but not as part of the steps!
sorry about this error, i just edited it to fix that!
Can you create this dish without the mushrooms?
yes
Loved this! So easy to throw together and so much flavor!!
So good. We add diced stir fried chicken- cook seasoned chicken first, set aside, follow recipe as written, add chicken with sauce. Delish!
We love this recipe! We found it when the green beans in our garden went into overdrive and we needed a fresh way to eat them. We love the combination of ingredients. The only thing that is difficult is finding the peppercorns – but well worth the search.
I tried this recipe from Alex’s cookbook with the added chicken in it as a stir fry for dinner and WOW! Speechless. I was scared of Sichuan peppercorns since I’m a baby when it comes to spice level, but this flavor is unlike any other. The Sichuan peppercorns add a citrus/tingle-y (*great culinary adjective) flavor. 10/10 – my husband told me this may be one of the best dishes I’ve ever made haha
I can’t believe this recipe doesn’t have any ratings or comments! I make this all the time, and I truly mean all the time. I prepare it as written, and they turn out phenomenal every time. These are savory & spicy plus feel hearty enough to eat alone without an animal protein. I’m obsessed with this recipe!
Thanks for leaving the first comment! xoxo