Szechuan Green Beans With Ground Lamb

Total Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ground lean lamb
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 5 cups green beans, trimmed and cut in half
• 4 garlic cloves, grated
• 4 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
• 4 teaspoons low sodium soy sauce
• 4 cups rice, hot and cooked

Recipe

• 1 steam beans 5 minutes (should be snappy not mushy).
• 2 combine the first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl.
• 3 heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over med high heat. saute lamb mixture until lamb loses it's pink color - stirring to a crumble. add steamed green beans and garlic - saute for 3-5 minutes more.
• 4 combine hoisin sauce, sugar, pepper flakes and soy sauce in a small bowl - stirring with a whisk to incorporate ingredients.
• 5 pour mixture into pan with lamb and green beans. cook another 3-5 minutes or until heated through, stirring frequently.
• 6 serve over hot rice - enjoy!