Sweet and Sour Green Beans

Sweet and sour green beans is a popular Chinese dish that combines the freshness of green beans with the tangy flavors of pineapple and tomato ketchup.

This is vegan, gluten free and quick meals recipe. Dish can be prepared in 25 minutes. Recipe requires some culinary experience (medium difficulty). Number of ingredients: 14.

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Sweet and Sour Green Beans

Cooking Method: Stir-frying Cuisine: Chinese Courses: Lunch, Side Dish Recipe Keys: Gluten Free Quick Meals Vegan

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 15 min Total Time 25 mins

Servings: 4 Calories: 600

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Ingredients

Servings

• 300 gram Green beans
• 1 piece Bell pepper
• 1 piece Onion
• 2 piece Garlic cloves
• 200 gram Pineapple chunks
• 3 tablespoon Tomato ketchup
• 2 tablespoon Rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Sugar
• 1 tablespoon Soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon Cornstarch
• 1 cup Water
• 2 tablespoon Vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 0.5 teaspoon Black pepper

Instructions

1. Trim the ends of the green beans and cut them into bite-sized pieces.
2. Dice the bell pepper, onion, and garlic cloves.
3. Heat vegetable oil in a large pan over medium heat.
4. Add the diced bell pepper, onion, and garlic cloves to the pan and sauté until they are softened.
5. Add the green beans to the pan and stir-fry for about 5 minutes, until they are tender-crisp.
6. In a small bowl, whisk together tomato ketchup, rice vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, cornstarch, water, salt, and black pepper.
7. Pour the sauce mixture over the green beans and stir to coat.
8. Add the pineapple chunks to the pan and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
9. Serve hot as a side dish.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

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Amount Per Serving

Calories 150kcal

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 7g11%

Total Carbohydrate 18g6%

Sugars 10g

Protein 5g10%

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* The Percentage Daily Values are calculated from a 2,000 calorie diet. Your specific daily value may vary, depending on your individual calorie requirements.