5-Alarm Spicy String Beans

These spicy green beans are a wok favorite around the Lil Blue Boo house. I serve them with Trader Joe’s jasmine rice (cooks in 3 minutes in the microwave) and it’s a super fast dish to prepare for a vegetarian meal!

Ingredients:
2 to 3 cups of green beans
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp chili oil
1/2 tsp of red pepper flakes
1 tbsp of any Asian sauce that has ginger and rice vinegar in it (I use a Gyoza dipping sauce from Trader Joe’s)

I start with regular green beans…

…..and I cut the ends off and cut them into 2″ pieces:

I saute garlic in the sesame oil and vegetable oil:

Add in the green beans

For the sauce I mix together:
1 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp chili oil
1/2 tsp of red pepper flakes
1 tbsp of any Asian sauce that has ginger and rice vinegar in it (I use a Gyoza dipping sauce from Trader Joe’s)

I add the sauce to the wok and cook the beans for 3 to 4 minutes.

Once the beans are cooked through and tender I turn the heat to high and toss the beans up the sides of the wok to sear them and thicken the sauce.

Finished!  Serve with rice and enjoy!