Vegan Green Beans with Minced ‘Pork’

Ingredients

• 8 oz plant-based ground “meat” or mince (I used Omnipork mince, see notes)
• 1 tbsp neutral oil (for cooking)
• 1 small onion (diced)
• 1-2 scallions or green onions (chopped (white and green parts separated))
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 small red bell pepper
• 1 green chili (optional for heat)
• 1/2 lb green beans (sliced into short 1/2-inch (1.25 cm) pieces)
• Pinch of salt (or to taste)
• Ground pepper
• 1 1/2 tbsp vegetarian oyster sauce ( or stir-fry sauce, adjust to taste)
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce (optional for colour)
• Sinangag

Instructions

1. 1

   Make sure your plant based ground is thawed if coming from the freezer. If you want to use tofu instead of plant-based ground, you can check out my other recipe here that uses tofu for the 'meat' and is cooked with some fresh basil.

2. 2

   Heat a large pan over medium heat. Once hot, add the oil. Saute the onion, white parts of the green onion/scallion, bell peppers, chiles until the onion is translucent. Add in the garlic and saute for 30 seconds. Add in the sliced green beans and add a pinch of salt. Turn up the heat to medium high to allow the green beans to cook down until tender.

3. 3

   Add in the plant-based ground and add in the seasonings - veg oyster sauce, sugar, dark soy sauce (if using), and pepper. Mix well and allow the plant based ground to cook down completely.

4. 4

   Mix in the green parts of the chopped green onion/scallions.

5. 5

   Serve and enjoy with rice. I had mine with some sinangag or Filipino fried garlic rice (recipe here).