Chinese Restaurant-Style Sautéed Green Beans

By SuzyHomemakerGoneBad

Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon less-sodium Soy Sauce
• 1 Tablespoon Honey
• 1 Tablespoon Unsalted Butter
• 2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 Pound younger Green Beans, trimmed
• 1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt
• Red Pepper Flakes to taste (optional)

Details

Servings 2
Adapted from dineomite.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the soy sauce, honey, and 1 Tbs water in a small dish and set near the stove. Set a shallow serving dish near the stove, too.

In a 10-inch straight-sided sauté pan, heat the butter with the olive oil over medium-high heat. When the butter is melted, add the green beans and ½ tsp salt and toss with tongs to coat well. Cook, turning the beans occasionally, until most are well browned, shrunken, and tender, 7 to 8 minutes. (The butter in the pan will have turned dark brown.)

Reduce the heat to low, add the garlic, and cook, stirring constantly with a heatproof rubber spatula, until the garlic is softened and fragrant, 15 to 20 seconds.

add the soy mixture (you’ll need to scrape the honey into the pan). Cook, stirring, until the liquid reduces to a glaze consistency that coats the beans, 30 to 45 seconds.