Szechuan Green Beans With Ground Pork - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb ground lean pork
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1 tablespoon peanut oil
5 cups green beans, trimmed and cut in half
4 garlic cloves, grated
4 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
4 teaspoons low sodium soy sauce
4 cups white rice, hot and cooked

Preparation

Steam beans 5 minutes (should be snappy not mushy).
Combine the first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl.
Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over med high heat. Saute pork mixture until pork loses it's pink color - stirring to a crumble. Add steamed green beans and garlic - saute for 3-5 minutes more.
Combine hoisin sauce, sugar, pepper flakes and soy sauce in a small bowl - stirring with a whisk to incorporate ingredients.
Pour mixture into pan with pork and green beans. Cook another 3-5 minutes or until heated through, stirring frequently.
Serve over hot rice - Enjoy!