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Twice-cooked beans with pork and XO sauce

Name: Twice-cooked beans with pork and XO sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: /asian, /asian recipes, /chinese
Ingredients: 1 tbs light soy sauce; 1 tsp soy sauce; 1 tbs Chinese rice wine; 1 tsp caster sugar; 1 tsp cornflour; 150g pork mince; 250g green beans, trimmed; 2 tbs peanut oil; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 long red chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped; 2 tsp XO sauce, plus extra to serve

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Twice-cooked beans with pork and XO sauce

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Create gourmet Chinese in minutes with twice-cooked beans with pork mince and XO sauce.

1 tbs light soy sauce
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tbs Chinese rice wine
1 tsp caster sugar
1 tsp cornflour
150g pork mince
250g green beans, trimmed
2 tbs peanut oil
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 long red chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped
2 tsp XO sauce, plus extra to serve

Method

1.

Combine the soy sauces, rice wine, sugar, cornflour and pork in a bowl, then set aside for 15 minutes to marinate.
2.

Blanch beans in a saucepan of boiling salted water for 1 minute. Drain and pat dry (it is essential beans are completely dry before frying).
3.

Heat the oil in a wok over high heat. Stir-fry the beans for 2-3 minutes until tender. Remove and drain on paper towel.
4.

Add the garlic and chilli to the wok, and stir-fry for 30 seconds over high heat until fragrant. Add the pork mixture to the wok and stir-fry for a further 3-4 minutes until cooked through. Add the XO sauce and stir to combine.
5.

Serve the beans topped with the pork and extra XO sauce.