Savoury Stir-Fried Beans with Bacon

Name: Savoury Stir-Fried Beans with Bacon
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a Side Dish
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 450g(1 lb) French or dwarf beans or haricots verts, trimmed; 175g(6 oz) streaky bacon; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 2 tablespoons groundnut (peanut) oil; salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 3 tablespoons water; 1 teaspoon sugar

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a Side Dish

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Ken Hom's Quick Wok

By Ken Hom

Published 2002

About

This is yet another delicious way to cook green beans, but this time as a treat for meat eaters.

Ingredients

175g(6 oz) streaky bacon
450g(1

Asia
China
Side dish

Method

Cut the bacon into thin shreds. If the beans are more than 7.5cm (3 in) long, slice them. Otherwise, keep them whole.
Heat a wok over high heat until it is hot. Turn the h