1poundgreen beansor 450 Gram, washed and break into half
0.5poundground turkey225 Gram, or ground chicken/pork as you desire
4tbspsoy sauceor 60 Milliliters, for marinading the turkey
6tbspcooking oilor 88 Milliliters
0.5teaspoonsaltor to taste
0.5teaspoon dry chili fakesoptional
0.5teaspoongarlic powder
3tbspgreen onionchopped
1teaspoongingerdiced, but optional
Instructions
Marinade the turkey first with soy sauce, garlic powder for at least 10 minutes.
Set a steamer basket insert into a large saucepan and fill with water to a level just below the steamer. Bring to a boil. Add green beans, and steam about 2-3 minutes. Chill the green beans in the ice water to preserve the green color and texture. This is also a good way to stop the green beans to continue to cook more. Drain green beans once they're completely chilled.
Heat 3 table spoon cooking oil in a wok or large skillet on medium heat, add half of the green onion and some fine diced ginger (optional) to the hot oil, then add the turkey to the skillet to season and saute the ground turkey over a medium heat. Add in the dry chili flakes if you like some spicy flavor. Saute the turkey for 4-5 minutes, and make sure to break them down into small pieces. Take the turkey out of the pot once they changed the color and start to harden.
Use the same pot and change the heat to medium high or high. Add the rest of the cooking oil to the pot, then the green onion after the oil is hot. Add the drained green beans to the pot to stir fry for 3-5 minutes or to meet your desired tenderness. Add salt to the green beans. Stir constantly if you use high heat to prevent green beans from getting burned. Add back the ground turkey and saute everything for a couple of minutes. Taste the green beans before removing the skillet from the cooktop. The green beans should taste tender and sweet but they still should have the last bit of the crunchiness. The saltier ground turkey and the sweet green beans make a really nice combination.