Strawberry Balsamic Chicken and Caramelized Green Beans!
Here is a close up.
My mom said that "the green beans are heavenly!"
The recipe is from "Our Best Bites". Here is the recipe, altered a little by moi :)
Caramelized Green Beans
1 lb. (actually, just a little bit more…maybe 1 1/8 lb.) fresh green beans
A large handful of crumbled bacon bits
1/2 red onion, sliced
3-4 cloves garlic, minced or pressed (I just used 4 teaspoons minced garlic)
olive oil
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
Lots of freshly ground black pepper
A large handful of crumbled bacon bits
1/2 red onion, sliced
3-4 cloves garlic, minced or pressed (I just used 4 teaspoons minced garlic)
olive oil
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
Lots of freshly ground black pepper
Instructions:
Start boiling a large pot of water. Place beans in a colander and rinse them well. Then snap the ends off and snap them in half.
Prepare the sauce by mixing sugar, soy sauce, and salt in a small bowl.
Make sure your onions are sliced, garlic is pressed and everything is ready to go.
Just use some olive oil and heat pan to medium-high heat. When the pan is hot…
Add onions and garlic. Give them a quick stir and then…
Add beans to boiling water. Place colander in a clean sink. Boil for one minute; you’re not cooking them until they’re done, just blanching them to take the edge off. Meanwhile, stir the onions and garlic so they don’t scorch. After one minute, drain beans in the colander in the sink.
Once beans have been drained, add them to the onions and garlic. Stir fry 2-3 more minutes.
Give your sauce a quick stir and then pour on top of the beans. Keep stir-frying until the beans get kind of glazy. Stir fry for another 2 minutes.
Add crumbled bacon and lots of freshly-ground pepper to the beans. Keep stir frying until the sauce sticks to the beans and the bacon. Transfer to a serving dish and allow to stand a few minutes so the beans cool down a bit and the glaze thickens up a little.
Serve immediately.
Check out the recipe for the chicken at Christina's blog, http://christinascookinupcrafts.blogspot.com/
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