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Spicy Pork with Charred Green Beans
Melinda | Missouri Girl
This spicy pork with charred green beans is a fast, easy, healthy, and gluten free dinner that comes together in minutes. It is the perfect weeknight meal option.
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Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
30
minutes
mins
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Asian
Servings
4
Ingredients
Sauce:
2
tablespoon
soy sauce
(or Tamari if gluten free)
2
tablespoon
mIrin (Chinese sweet cooking wine)
1
teaspoon
light brown sugar
firmly packed
2
teaspoon
sriracha
(a little more if you like a little extra kick)
½
tsp
dijon mustard
Charred Green Beans:
1
lb
fresh green beans
1
tablespoon
vegetable or peanut oil
divided
salt to taste
Pork:
¼
large onion
finely diced
½
tablespoon
vegetable oil
1
clove
garlic
crushed
1
lb
ground pork
½
teaspoon
ground ginger
Instructions
Make the sauce:
Place all ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl and mix well. Set aside.
Char the green beans:
Trim the ends of the green beans.
Heat ½ tablespoon vegetable oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat (watch for burning).
Add ½ of the green beans, spread them out.
Cook for 1-2 minutes until they start to char.
Give a quick stir, spread out once again, and then continue cooking for another 2 minutes.
Stir again and continue cooking and stirring until they are barely soft.
Move to a plate, repeat with the rest of the green beans, and move to a plate. Set aside.
Make the pork:
Turn the heat down to medium and add the remaining ½ tablespoon vegetable oil.
Add the diced onion.
Cook for 2-3 minutes until the onions start to soften.
Add the garlic, stirring constantly to prevent the garlic from burning.
Turn the heat back up to medium-high.
Add the pork and break it up with a spatula.
Sprinkle the ground ginger over the pork.
Cook until the pork is cooked through, stirring occasionally.
Add the sauce.
Cook for 60 seconds, add the green beans, and then cook and stir for another 60 seconds.
Notes
This is also great with a side of white rice.
Keyword
green bean main course, green bean recipes, Spicy Pork