# Green Beans, Tofu & Pork Stir Fry

This is a protein-packed and easy meal idea featuring green beans, tofu, and pork stir-fried in a savory sauce.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 lb green beans
- 14 oz firm tofu, drained
- 0.5 lb ground pork, turkey, or chicken
- 5 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 0.75 cup water or chicken broth
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1.5 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp chicken bouillon
- 0.25 tsp white or black pepper
- cooking oil
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tsp sesame oil

## Instructions

1. Rough chop the garlic.
2. Line up your green beans with the stem at the top.
3. Trim off the stem of the green beans.
4. Cut the green beans in half.
5. Cut the firm tofu in half.
6. Cut the tofu into cubes.
7. Prepare the sauce by adding water (or chicken broth) and oyster sauce (or mushroom sauce substitute) to a measuring cup.
8. Add regular soy sauce to the sauce mixture.
9. Add dark soy sauce for color to the sauce mixture.
10. Add chicken bouillon to the sauce mixture.
11. Add sugar for balance to the sauce mixture.
12. Add white or black pepper to the sauce mixture.
13. Give the sauce a good stir.
14. To your wok, add cooking oil.
15. Add the cubed tofu to the wok.
16. Leave the tofu alone for a couple of minutes on each side so it turns nice and golden.
17. Set aside the fried tofu.
18. Add a little more oil to the wok.
19. Add the minced garlic to the wok.
20. Sauté the garlic for 30 seconds.
21. Add your ground meat to the wok.
22. Once the ground meat is cooked through, add in the green beans.
23. Give the green beans and meat a quick toss.
24. Pour in the prepared sauce.
25. Let the green beans cook for about 2-3 minutes if you like them crunchy.
26. Pour in the cornstarch slurry (1 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water).
27. Turn off the heat and then add in the fried tofu.
28. Add a little drizzle of sesame oil.
29. Give it one more gentle toss and dinner's ready.

## Equipment

- cleaver
- cutting board
- measuring cup
- spoon
- wok
- wooden spatula

## Tips

- For a better hold when stir-frying, make sure to buy firm tofu.
- The curly end of the green bean is edible.
- If you want to make this vegetarian, just leave out the meat.
- If you like your green beans on the crunchy side, cook them for about 2-3 minutes.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/14Ev3nAWb3e/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e71b0e2c-48ee-4b1a-9128-df937298993a
- Extracted: 2025-09-06

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