Name: Mala Green Beans
Ingredients: 2 cup plus 1 T. cooking oil; 3/4 lb. string beans, trimmed and cleaned; 1 T. minced garlic; 2 T. soy sauce; 1/2 T. sherry; 1 T sugar; 4 T. chicken broth; 1/2 T. sesame oil; 1 T. minced scallion; crushed red pepper to taste

Mala Green Beans

Ingredients

2 cups plus 1 T. cooking oil
3/4 lb. string beans, trimmed and cleaned
1 T. minced garlic
2 T. soy sauce
1/2 T. sherry
1 T sugar
4 T. chicken broth
1/2 T. sesame oil
1 T. minced scallion
crushed red pepper to taste

Instructions

Heat the two cups of oil and deep fry the beans till tender and a little crispy or toss with a few tablespoons of oil and oven bake at 350 (for about 30 min.) In a saute pan, heat the 1 T. oil and add the garlic. Cook till soft. Add the soy sauce, sherry, sugar and broth. Cook for two minutes on med-high heat. Add the sesame oil and scallions, swirling to heat through. Add beans, heat through. Serve.