Sauted Green Beans Recipe w/ Pork and Soy Sauce

Name: Sauted Green Beans Recipe w/ Pork and Soy Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: Green Beans: 1/4 Kilo Fresh; Pork Meat: 3 Portions cubed then cut into thin slices around half an inch; Onion: 1 Medium Sized; Garlic: 2 Cloves; Soy Sauce: 3 table spoons; Water: 1/2 cup; Iodized Salt: 1/3 teaspoon; Ground Black Pepper: 1/4 teaspoon; Olive Oil: 1 teaspoon

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Very easy to prepare! A go-to dish worthy of dinner for the whole family.

30 minutes
Serves 4
Easy

Ingredients

1/4 Kilo Fresh Green Beans
You an also use 2 canned if fresh green beans are not available
3 Portions cubed then cut into thin slices around half an inch Pork Meat
Preferably shoulder part with fat
1 Medium Sized Onion
Cut to thin slices
2 Cloves Garlic
Minced
3 table spoons Soy Sauce
1/2 cup Water
(Optional)
1/3 teaspoon Iodized Salt
or to taste
1/4 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
or to taste
1 teaspoon Olive Oil

Directions

Whether you are looking for a quick cook after a long day’s work or simply in the mood for green beans, this would be a perfect dish to prepare. Due to it’s simplicity, this is considered one of the easiest dishes worthy of dinner. Although this also works for canned green beans, cooking green beans straight from the market would always provide a delightful crisp and freshness you deserve.

For preparation which roughly takes around 10 to 15 minutes. Do the following in sequence:

Wash green beans thoroughly and drain them, I suggest to do this step 3 times.
Chop the green beans into three parts of equal size. Then submerge them into water. You would like to drain the water right before you cook them for added freshness.
Peel the onion, wash and slice it into half. Then, slice it into thin strips. Set it aside.
Peel garlic cloves then mince them. Set it aside.
Chop your pork into thin slices preferably half an inch.
Prepare your wok.

Side note: whenever I have time. I often want all my ingredients prepared before cooking. If you are on a rush, you can try to mix the sequence up a bit by doing some preparation items in-between cooking. You could try to experiment with the sequence only if you have done this dish before. It saves around 5 minutes.

Steps

1 Done 1 minute	First pre-heat the wok for around 1 minute then add the oil.
2 Done 5 minutes	Throw in the sliced pork meat, sear it a bit then mix. After around 5 minutes or once your meat is lightly golden brown proceed to the next step.
3 Done 2 minutes	Move your pork away from the center of the wok then add a bit of oil onto the center. Throw in the garlic lightly cooked then add the onions, mix them separately from the pork. Mix them with the pork. Stir fry for 2 minutes.
4 Done	At this point, drain your green beans. Then add it into the wok.
5 Done 30 seconds	Add Soy Sauce then stir fry for around 30 seconds. At this point, you have two options for your finishing moves. See Steps 6 and 7.
6 Done 3 minutes	FIRST OPTION: (What most people prefer) If you want it stir fried with bit crisp and just slightly cooked, continue stir frying for another 3 minutes, add the salt and pepper, occasionally tasting your beans for your desired consistency. Then serve!
7 Done 4 minutes	SECOND OPTION: (Featured Image was cooked this way) If you want your beans well cooked and a bit tender, add half a cup of water then cover the wok. After around 1 minute, add salt and pepper to taste, mix, then cover the wok for another 3 mins. At this point, because you added water and covered the wok it is usually well cooked and ready to serve!