Step 1

In a small mixing bowl, stir together the water, rice vinegar, soy sauce, Hoisin sauce, sugar, cornstarch, ground ginger, and crushed red pepper flakes until combined and set aside.

Step 2

Drizzle half a tablespoon (1.5 teaspoons) of canola oil and half a tablespoon of sesame oil into a large sauté pan and bring over med-high heat. Once the oil is hot, add the ground turkey and sprinkle with the salt and pepper. Cook, breaking the meat up with a spatula into bite size chunks until cooked through. Remove the cooked ground turkey to a side dish and cover to keep warm.

Step 3

Drizzle the remaining canola oil and sesame oil (1.5 teaspoons of each) into the sauté pan and bring between medium and med-high heat. Add the shallots and sliced garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until they start to brown (1-2 minutes). Add the green beans and stir. Cook, stirring regularly, for 5-6 minutes until the green beans start to soften.

Step 4

Add the sauce from step one to the hot pan and stir to combine with the beans. Let the sauce get bubbly (should happen right away) and cook like that for 30 seconds before reducing the heat to med-low. Add the cooked ground turkey back to the pan and stir to coat it in the sauce. Cook another 1-2 minutes to heat through and allow the sauce to thicken. Garnish with sesame seeds before serving.