Stir Fried Baby French Beans

French beans or Kacang Buncis are delicious tasting, better than the long beans anytime. They are a leguminuous vegetable containing high protein and plenty of vitamins A, C, iron, calcium, phosphorus & folate.


The French beans or kuai tau in Malaysia are generally green but there are also different types such as yellow, purple, reddish or purplish spots or stripes varieties. When cooking we need to snip the top and tail of the beans and remove the strings on the side.


My son loves all kinds of beans , particularly the baby french beans which are sweet and crunchy. They are however not easily available in the market and also relatively more expensive than the normal matured french beans.

Stir Fried Baby French Beans


400 gm baby french beans,
200 gm prawns
1/2 tsp ginger, shredded
1 tsp carrot, shredded
2 shallots, sliced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tbsp oil
salt, sesame oil, water

1. Snip off the ends from the french beans.(No need to cut)
2. Heat oil in the wok.
3. Saute the ginger, shallots and garlic till fragrant.
4. Fry the prawns for a minute and dish out.
5. Lightly fry the carrot and baby french beans with some salt, sesame oil until they change color, sprinkling some water if necessary.
6. Mix back the prawns.
7. Serve hot with rice.

Stir-fried Tau kan

Tau kan (Wet Bean curd Blocks) is a very versatile bean curd base. It's used mainly as a vegetarian dish and can be found at any stalls that sell tofu.

My husband loves this and never fail to purchase a packet whenever he goes to the market. This happens so often that sometimes I end up with two to three packets in the freezer!


Stir-fried Tau kan


1 piece Japanese cucumber, sliced angular
1 packet tau kan
1 tsp carrot, shredded
1 tsp ginger, shredded
2 shallots, sliced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp oil
salt, pepper, sugar, water

1. Heat oil in the wok and toss fry the tau kan lightly.
2. Drain and dish out.
3. Saute the ginger, shallots and garlic till fragrant.
4. Add the carrot and cucumber and stir fry with some salt, sesame oil and oyster sauce for a while with some water.
5. Cover for a half a minute.
6. Mix back the tau kan.
7. Sprinkle in some pepper and sugar for taste.
8. Serve hot with rice.