Sichuan Dry-Fried Yard-long Beans Recipe

Ingredients (12)

• 1/4 cup stock, meat or vegetable
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup vegetable oil or lard
• 1 pound yard-long beans, cut into 2-inch segments
• 3 ounces ground pork
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon minced ginger
• 3 dried red chilies, lightly crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns, crushed in a mortar and pestle
• 1 tablespoon Chiangking vinegar
• 1 tablespoon thinly sliced green onion