Copycat P.F. Chang’s Spicy Green Beans

Welcome back to Sunday Scratchups, your weekly recipe from scratch around seasonal sales and frugal ingredients. I do adore the Spicy Green Beans at P.F. Chang’s, but don’t adore the price. This sale week for green beans seemed like a good time to play around and see how close I could get to the original — this time of year, you can get green beans under $1.00/lb at many produce stores! Cheaper than you’ll pay for that tiny yet oh-so-tasty restaurant side, right? 🙂

These didn’t come out quite the same as at P.F. Chang’s, but they’re close — and they’re spicy garlicky good. (These copycat spicy green beans are also gluten free, as long as you use a gluten free soy sauce or tamari.)

Copycat P.F. Chang’s Spicy Green Beans

Ingredients

3/4 lb fresh green beans
1 Tbsp sesame oil
1.5 Tbsp minced garlic
Crushed red pepper, to taste

For the sauce

1 tsp chopped green onions
1 Tbsp soy sauce (use gluten free if necessary)
1 tsp rice vinegar
1 Tbsp chili garlic sauce
1/2 tsp sugar

Directions

Wash and trim green beans, then cut them into fairly even pieces. In separate bowl, mix green onions, soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili garlic sauce, and sugar.

In large pan or wok, heat sesame oil over medium-high heat, then add garlic. Saute about 30 seconds, then add green beans and crushed red pepper. Cook for 3-4 minutes until bright green, stirring often. Stir in sauce and cook just until heated through, then serve.

Spicy garlicky good

I think next time I might up the chili garlic sauce/red pepper, just for my own taste — but these green beans turned out great as-is! Copycat P.F. Chang’s Spicy Green Beans would make a great side for something like Cashew Chicken Lettuce Wraps, and were tasty or without rice. Do be sure just to cook them crisp-tender in order to let the fresh green bean flavor really shine through.

Copycat P.F. Chang’s Spicy Green Beans, printable recipe

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Copycat P.F. Chang's Spicy Green Beans

I do adore the Spicy Green Beans at P.F. Chang’s, but don’t adore the price -- try this fresh green bean alternative!

Course: side

Servings: 4

Author: Rachel at MashupMom.com

Ingredients

• 3/4 lb fresh green beans
• 1 Tbsp sesame oil
• 1.5 Tbsp minced garlic
• Crushed red pepper, to taste

For the sauce

• 1 tsp chopped green onions
• 1 Tbsp soy sauce (use gluten free if necessary)
• 1 tsp rice vinegar
• 1 Tbsp chili garlic sauce
• 1/2 tsp sugar

Instructions

1. Wash and trim green beans, then cut them into fairly even pieces.
2. In separate bowl, mix green onions, soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili garlic sauce, and sugar.
3. In large pan or wok, heat sesame oil over medium-high heat, then add garlic.
4. Saute about 30 seconds, then add green beans and crushed red pepper.
5. Cook for 3-4 minutes until bright green, stirring often.
6. Stir in sauce and cook just until heated through, then serve.

Recipe Notes

Do be sure just to cook them crisp-tender in order to let the fresh green bean flavor really shine through. These are gluten free if you use GF soy sauce or tamari. 

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