Spicy stir fried green beans and pork are crisp-tender green beans, meaty mushrooms and ground pork in a spicy stir fry sauce. This is a a quick, easy and healthy dinner that is packed with flavor and it’s gluten-free. Why stop for takeout when you can whip up this flavor-packed easy and good for you stir-fry instead?
Here is what you will need
- Sesame or coconut oil
- Fresh green beans
- Ground pork
- Fresh mushrooms
- Fresh garlic
- Red pepper flakes
- Fresh ginger
- Tamari sauce
- Rice vinegar
- Arrow root powder, organic corn starch or whole wheat flour
- A Wok or a cast iron pan
A quick and easy dinner
Stir fry dinners are so easy to make, aren’t they? They literally take minutes to cook and the end result is a super flavorful nutritious dinner. The most time-consuming part for stir fry recipes is preparing and chopping the vegetables which can be done ahead of time.
This recipe was inspired by a recipe from my mother which I recreated into a healthier version. The original recipe used a full pound of ground pork which I cut back on and added mushrooms which also have a meaty texture.
If you prefer a vegan version of this recipe you can use mushrooms only and leave the pork out entirely. Serve spicy green beans and pork all by itself, or over a bed of brown rice or cauliflower rice for a low-carb version.
Recipe tips
Prepare all of the ingredients before you begin to cook – Food cooks quickly when it’s stir-fried. If you have all of your ingredients prepared ahead of time they will be ready to add to the wok quickly without over cooking the dish. Store the prepared ingredients in the refrigerator until it’s time to cook.
The past pan for stir frying is a wok – If you don’t have a wok, no problem! A large cast iron pan works well too. Cast iron takes longer to heat up, make sure the pan and the oil are really hot before cooking for best results.
Recipe Variations
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- Make it vegetarian/vegan by omitting the pork and doubling up on the mushrooms or adding 7 ounces of crumbled organic tofu or tempeh in place of the pork.
- Substitute ground pork with ground turkey or chicken.
- Swap out Arrowroot which is a neutral tasting thickener for an equal amount of organic corn starch or whole wheat flour.
- For soy-free version use coconut aminos instead of tamari sauce
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PrintSpicy Stir Fried Green Beans and Pork
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stir-Fry
- Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oil (coconut, sesame or olive)
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- 10 ounces mushrooms (shiitake, white or cremeni)
- 1 pound green beans
- 1 clove fresh garlic
- 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
- FOR THE SAUCE
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon fresh diced ginger root
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons tamari sauce
- 1/ 4 cup filtered water
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
Instructions
- clean and trim ends off of green beans
- clean and slice mushrooms
- combine the sauce ingredients together – a small mason jar works well for this
- bring a small saucepan of water to a boil and add green beans – once they turn bright green (3 to 5 minutes) drain in COLD water to stop cooking and set aside.
- heat wok or pan over high heat, once wok is hot add the oil
- add the pork and garlic breaking up pork into bits until cooked through approximately 5 to 8 minutes
- once cooked place pork into a bowl
- add the mushrooms to pan and cook until the soften stir in the meat, green beans and crushed pepper
- stir in sauce and cook until heated through about 2 minutes – remove from heat
- top with sesame seeds and serve over brown rice.
Notes
Variations
- Make it vegetarian/vegan by omitting the pork and doubling up on the mushrooms or adding 7 ounces of crumbled organic tofu or tempeh
- Substitute ground pork with ground turkey or chicken
- Arrowroot which is a neutral tasting thickener can be swapped out for organic corn starch or whole wheat flour
- For a paleo or soy-free version use coconut aminos instead of tamari sauce
Nutrition information is provided by Nutrifox, an online calculator and is meant to be used for informational purposes only. Even though I try to provide accurate information, these figures should still be considered as estimates.
Keywords: Stir fry, Spicy green beans
As a child I used to love green beans, they’ve been among my favourite veggies ever! Sadly my husband is not a big fan, so I rarely make them nowadays. Still the few times I get to cook them (and enjoy on my own) I am reminded of how much I love them! Thank you for the inspiration!
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These look amazing! Perfect side dish!
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Oh my goodness, this looks so delicious!
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This looks so delicious! I love spicy green beans, and with the rest of the recipe it sounds amazing!
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I love this recipe, the green beans looks to crisp and fresh! Great reminder to buy and eat more green beans!
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This looks great, you make it sound so simple to make but bet it is so full of flavour!
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This looks like a great veggie go-to. Love it!
Thanks Kelly!
Snappy quick and totally delicious!! What a perfect dinner!
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Thanks Tessa!
All I need is a nice bowl of rice, and this would be a great dinner. Easy to whip up any night of the week. Something the whole family would enjoy.
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Thanks Gloria!
This looks so flavorful! Gotta love a good stirfry.
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I know, they are so easy too!
I love green beans and mushrooms together! Thanks for the great recipe!
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Enjoy!
We do stir fry often and can’t wait to try this one. We normally use chicken or beef, so pork will be a nice change
Thanks Lisa! You can also make this with ground turkey or chicken.
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I love all these ingredients! And any sauce with sesame oil is a winner in my book. This looks so good!
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Thank you!
That looks so good! I would happily sit down with a nice big bowl for dinner <3
Stir fry dinners are a fav for busy nights – I can’t wait to try this!
This sounds delicious! I love stir frying and love my wok!
This looks so easy and delicious! I am going to have to try it! Thanks for sharing!
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I love this! I can’t wait to add this to dinner soon!
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Thanks Erin!
IT sounds like a great recipe and definitely a good one for anyone on a low carb diet! I like the idea of adding extra mushrooms too.
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Yum, we will love this; thank you!
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I make something very similar and it’s one of my favorite weeknight go-tos!
That looks delicious. That pork doesn’t like mince though. Did you use mince in your pics? This is a great pork recipe for a quick dish and it is a perfect meal on its own too.
I Use ground pork in the recipe.
Such a yummy, healthy meal! I love the sound of that homemade stir-fry sauce!
What a great idea to mix those two
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Love the flavors in this. It sounds like a great option for weeknight dinner!
Healthy and comforting all in one bowl! A dinnertime win 🙂
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This dish looks so quick and healthy. The perfect meal for busy weeknights. Can’t wait to try it!
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That looks so delicious! Totally love it!
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Looks like a delicious, flavorful, low-carb meal!
Yum! What a creative stir fry!
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I love green beans so much, but I always struggle with ways to spice them up and make them more interesting. My default is garlic and red pepper flake, but this is so much better!
We frequently do stir fries for dinner because they’re so easy and quick, but generally stick with broccoli or bok choy for the vegetable. I can’t wait to try your version with green beans – it looks so good!
Stir fry is such a quick, easy, and delicious meal option! I can already see how this can be awesome with mushrooms for my protein of choice!
I’m a huge fan of stir fry recipes, it comes together so fast and the flavours are amazing. I’m going try this with chicken, it looks incredible
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YUM! this looks fantastic. I love eating pork, but it’s so essy to fall in a rut and make the same things over and over again. Looking forward to trying this stir fry, I may have to tone down the ‘spicy’ for my wife and daughter, but I feel like this will bee a hit!