A former coworker once scoffed at the idea that my dry-fried green beans could beat his broccoli salad at an office potluck party. Let’s just say that I left the office with an empty dish, and he didn ...

Whether you like green beans snappy and fresh or braised and tender, you'll love one of these 10 recipes. Serious Eats / Diana Chistruga When I think of must-have Thanksgiving recipes, green bean ...

This easy recipe from one of my favorite cookbooks, “Chinese Soul Food” by Hsiao-Ching Chou, involves blistering green beans using a shallow frying method called gan bian, or “dry-frying.” Because you ...

I baked a lot of cookies for my newspaper’s annual holiday cookie contest and my kitchen floor isn’t the only thing that ended up a sweet and sticky mess. My palate, after baking and tasting a dozen ...

Dry fried green beans is one of my all-time favorite ways to enjoy green beans. The iconic Sichuan dish starts by using a Chinese cooking technique to cook the green beans until they brown and blister ...