Chinese Olive Vegetable Stir Fry with Yard Long Beans
Stir fried yard long beans with Chinese olive vegetables is a classic dish that goes perfectly with rice for a quick and easy meal.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 250 g crumbled extra firm tofu or ground meat around ½ pound
- 1 bundle yard long beans around 1 pound
- 2 tablespoons Chinese olive vegetable 橄榄菜 or more to taste
- 3-5 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon oil
Instructions
- Trim the yard long beans and chop into 1 cm long pieces.
- Heat the oil in a pan or wok, then fry the garlic until fragrant. Add your protein and stir fry until cooked through (1-2 minutes).
- Add the chopped yard long beans and stir fry for another minute or so, then add the Chinese olive vegetable and stir fry for another minute or so, making sure to separate the strands and mixing well with the beans and protein. When done, the Chinese olive vegetable strands should be evenly distributed, and the beans should be cooked through.
- Serve with rice.
Video
@hellenshouse Have you ever had Chinese olive vegetable? It’s made from olives and mustard greens (芥菜), which are salted and preserved in oil. the best way to use Chinese olive vegetable is stir fried with some long string beans aka yard long beans and lots of garlic. The traditional or typical dish combines ground meat (usually ground pork) and diced string beans. For a veggie version, I’m using crumbled extra firm tofu. Simply stir fry your protein and beans with a lot of garlic, then add the olive paste and stir fry some more, and you’ll have this really spoonable, umami-packed dish that goes super well with rice for an easy, balanced meal. Full recipe and tips on my website. #chinesefood #condiment #stirfry #recipe #yardlongbeans #onepanmeal
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