Serves 4
Directions
- 1Roughly chop the garlic.
- 2Line up your green beans with the stem at the top and trim it off.
- 3Cut the green beans in half.
- 4Cut the firm tofu in half and then cut them into cubes.
- 5Prepare the sauce by adding water, oyster sauce, regular soy sauce, dark soy sauce for color, chicken bouillon, sugar for balance, and white or black pepper to a measuring cup.
- 6Give the sauce a good stir.
- 7Add oil to your wok.
- 8Add the tofu to the wok.
- 9Leave the tofu alone for a couple of minutes on each side so it turns nice and golden.
- 10Set the fried tofu aside.
- 11Add a little more oil to the wok.
- 12Add the garlic to the wok and sauté for 30 seconds.
- 13Add your ground meat to the wok.
- 14Once the meat is cooked through, add in the green beans.
- 15Give it a quick toss.
- 16Pour in the prepared sauce.
- 17Cook for about 2-3 minutes if you like your green beans crunchy.
- 18Pour in the cornstarch slurry (1 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water).
- 19Turn the heat off and then add in the tofu.
- 20Add a little drizzle of sesame oil.
- 21Give it one more gentle toss and dinner's ready.
Ingredients
- 1 lb green beans
- 14 oz firm tofu
- 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
Equipment
wokknifecutting boardmeasuring cupspoonspatula
Tips
- For a better hold to stir-fry, make sure to buy firm tofu.
- The curly end of green beans is edible.
- If you want to make this vegetarian, just leave out the meat.
- If you like your green beans on the crunchy side, leave them in for about 2-3 minutes.
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