Stir-Fry Green Beans with Chicken

Ingredients: 

2 Cups of fresh green beans, trimmed

1/2 Pound of ground chicken  

3 Cloves of garlic 

2 Tbsp of fresh ginger root

1/4 Tsp of salt
4 Tsp of sugar

2 Tsp of ground black pepper

6 Tbsp of black bean sauce

4 Tbsp of soy sauce

2 Tbsp of rice wine

4 Tbsp of vegetable oil
3 red chili peppers (optional)

1. Mince the garlic and ginger.

2. In a bowl, mix together 6 tbsp of black bean sauce, 4 tbsp of soy sauce, 2 tbsp of rice wine, 4 tsp of sugar, 2 tsp of ground black pepper and set aside.

3. In a large pan, with high heat, add 2 tbsp of oil add ground chicken and stir-fry until fully cooked.  Remove the chicken and set aside on a plate.

4. Heat the remaining oil and stir-fry the green beans for 7-8 minutes or until tender.

5. Add the garlic and ginger, stir-fry for another minute.

6. Add the chicken to the stir-fry.

7. Stir in the black bean sauce.

 (Optional: I like a little spice, so I cut up some red chili peppers and added it to the stir-fry)

8. Once the green beans and chicken are evenly coated with black bean sauce, remove from pan, serve and enjoy!  (I like to eat my stir-fry with a bowl of rice)