---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02 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" -----