Hot Pepper Green Beans

Ingredients

1 lb green beans
4 garlic
1/2 c green scallions
2 chilies
1 tb fermented black beans
3 tb rice vinegar
2 tamari
1 1/2 ts cornstarch
1 tb brown sugar
2 tb rice wine
3 tb peanut oil

Instructions

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"