Chinese Garlic Green Beans - Din Tai Fung Style!

Prep Green Beans

Wash 3 cups of Fresh Green Beans. Pat them down dry COMPLETELY with a few paper towels (we want no moisture on them as we'll fry!)

Grab a handful of the beans - line them up in the same direction. Use a knife and trim off the stems. Then cut the beans once more in half. Repeat for all the beans.

Finely mince 6-7 cloves of garlic (go over the garlic pieces to get them into small pieces!)

Flash-Fry Green Beans

Pour some neutral oil (vegetable oil) into a wok or pot. Just enough to submerge the beans.

Once the oil is hot, carefully add in a handful of the green beans. Fry them for 45-60 seconds (or until the skins of the green beans start to blister). Take them out immediately and place onto a paper-towel lined plate. Fry all of the green beans.

After frying, pour the leftover oil into another pot or container.

Make Garlic Green Beans.

There will be some residual oil left in your wok or pot.

Place it on a medium heat and add-in the finely minced garlic. (Feel free to add in a few dashes more of the leftover oil to help the garlic sauté.)

Once the garlic pieces start to change color, turn off the heat. Add in the flash-fried green beans.

Season with a 2 big pinches of salt. Taste and add more if needed.

Stir-fry for a final 10-15 seconds.

Plate and enjoy!!