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     Title: HOT PEPPER GREEN BEANS
Categories: Side dish, Chinese, Vegetables
     Yield: 4 servings

     1 lb Fresh green beans, stemmed
     4 ea Garlic cloves, minced
   1/2 c  Chopped green scallions
     2 ea Fresh chilies, seeded &
          -- finely chopped
     1 tb Fermented black beans,
          --rinsed
     3 tb Rice vinegar
     2 tb Tamari
 1 1/2 ts Cornstarch
     1 tb Brown sugar
     2 tb Rice wine
     3 tb Peanut oil

 Blanch green beans for 2 minutes.  In a small bowl,
 combine garlic, scallions, chilies, beans.  In another
 small bowl, combine vinegar, soy sauce, cornstarch,
 sugar & wine. Heat oil in a wok, add bean mixture &
 stir-fry for a minute.  Add green beans & stir-fry for
 5 minutes. Mix in the rest of the ingredients &
 stir-fry long enough just to coat the beans.

 "Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant Cookbook"

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