Home-Style Dry-Fried Green Beans (Gan Bian Dou Jiao)
家庭版干煸豆角 · pan chinese cuisine
When your family has grown tired of stewed beans or stir-fried shredded beans, this home-style dry-fried green bean dish looks involved but comes together quickly, adding variety to the dinner table.
Yuki TanakaTokyo-born, now in Chicago. I post about dashi, pickles, and bento for picky kids. My kitchen is tiny but my knife game is sharp.Nutrition & allergens
Contains:SoyWheat
Some ingredients are not yet allergen-surveyed; this label is not exhaustive.
Per serving (4 servings)
- Energy (kcal)
- Unknown
- Protein (g)
- Unknown
- Fat (g)
- Unknown
- Carbs (g)
- Unknown
- Sodium (mg)
- Unknown
Estimated from verified ingredient data for the original formula — not lab values, and one dish is not a full meal.
Green beans四季豆
10.58 oz
3.53 oz
Dried chiles干辣椒
5.0 piece
10.0 piece
10.0 piece
2.0 clove
0.18 oz
salt盐
0.11 oz
1.2 oz
0.07 oz
Techniques you'll use
- Deep-frying ↗
Cook food fully submerged in hot oil for crisp crust and moist interior.
- Stir-frying ↗
Cook small pieces in stages, then bring them together while their textures are distinct.
- Dry-frying (gan bian) ↗
Drive off moisture in a bare wok to concentrate flavor and chew.
Steps
Trim the strings from the green beans, wash them, and drain well. Deep-fry the beans in hot oil until they blister and wrinkle like tiger skin.
✅ Done when: The beans are done when their skins are blistered and wrinkled with browned, tiger-skin patches.
Leave a little oil in the pan and stir-fry the ground pork, cooking it until fairly dry so it stays flavorful. Turn the heat to low, add the Sichuan peppercorns, green Sichuan peppercorns, and broken dried chilies, and fry until fragrant.
✅ Done when: The pork is crumbly and dry, and the spices smell toasty and aromatic.
Add the fried green beans, then drizzle in the yellow rice wine and light soy sauce to release their aroma.
✅ Done when: The liquid sizzles away and the beans are evenly coated and glossy.
- 4
Step 4
Season with the salt and sugar, sprinkle in the minced garlic, and toss everything together evenly.
✅ Done when: The seasoning is evenly distributed and the raw garlic aroma is just starting to mellow.
- 5
Step 5
Plate the dish; the simple, quick home-style dry-fried green beans are ready to serve.
✅ Done when: The dish is plated and ready to serve.