• Wash and dry all produce. • Peel and mince or grate ginger. Trim green beans, if necessary; cut crosswise into 2-inch pieces. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.

• Melt 1 TBSP butter in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add half the ginger; cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 minute. • Stir in rice, 11/4 cups water, and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve. • 4 SERVINGS: Use 2 TBSP butter and 21/4 cups water.

• Meanwhile, place green beans in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Add a splash of water, then cover with plastic wrap. Microwave until tender, 1-2 minutes. Uncover, drain, and set aside. • Heat a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add peanuts, 1 tsp sugar, and 2 TBSP water. Cook, stirring, until water has evaporated and peanuts are coated and lightly toasted, 3-5 minutes. Turn off heat; transfer to a small bowl. Wash out pan. • 4 SERVINGS: Use 2 tsp sugar.

• Pat chicken* dry with paper towels. • Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for peanuts over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes.

• Stir green beans, scallion whites, remaining ginger, and 1 tsp sugar into pan with chicken. Cook, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pan, until ginger is fragrant, 1 minute. • Stir in Szechuan paste, sweet soy glaze, and 1/4 cup water. Cook, stirring, until everything is thoroughly coated in sauce, 1-2 minutes. Remove pan from heat. • 4 SERVINGS: Use 2 tsp sugar and 1/3 cup water. • TIP: If ginger and scallions begin to brown too quickly, reduce heat to medium low.

• Fluff rice with a fork; season with salt and pepper. Taste chicken stir-fry and season with salt and pepper. • Divide rice between bowls and top with chicken stir-fry. Sprinkle with scallion greens and peanuts. Serve.