Honey Orange Green Beans Food

HONEY ORANGE GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Stir the honey, orange zest, garlic, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, pepper, and water together in a bowl. Add the green beans and toss to coat. Allow to soak for 20 minutes, mixing every 5 minutes.
• Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over low heat; add the green beans to the hot oil and cover the saucepan. Pour the green beans and sauce into the pan and cook, shaking the pan regularly, until the beans are slightly tender, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes to the green beans, replace the cover, and continue cooking until the green beans are cooked though yet slightly crispy, about 5 minutes more.

HONEY-GLAZED CARROTS AND GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cook 2 cups each chopped carrots and green beans in a medium pot of boiling salted water until just tender, about 3 minutes. Drain, then return the vegetables to the pot with 2 tablespoons butter, 1 tablespoon honey and the zest of 1/2 lemon; season with salt. Cook, stirring, over medium heat, 1 minute.

CITRUSY HARICOTS VERTS

Steps:

• Cook haricots verts in salted boiling water until crisp-tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain.
• Heat zests in oil with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-low heat until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add haricots verts and cook, tossing, until heated through. Add lemon and orange juices and toss to coat.
• Do Ahead
• Haricots verts, without zests, oil, and juices, can be cooked 1 day ahead and chilled.

HONEY GARLIC GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Whisk together first 5 ingredients; set aside. In a 6-qt. stockpot, bring 10 cups water to a boil. Add beans in batches; cook, uncovered, just until crisp-tender, 2-3 minutes. Remove beans and immediately drop into ice water. Drain and pat dry. , Coat stockpot with cooking spray. Add beans; cook, stirring constantly, over high heat until slightly blistered, 2-3 minutes. Add sauce; continue stirring until beans are coated and sauce starts to evaporate slightly, 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat.

HONEY BUTTER GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cook the green beans as directed.
• When nice and hot, pour over butter and honey in a bowl and sprinkle with salt to taste. Mix then put sliced almonds on top.

ORANGE GLAZED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Trim beans and break into 1 inch lengths, wash.
• In medium saucepan bring water and garlic to a boil.
• Add green beans, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until beans are crisp tender.
• If any water remains at end of cooking, drain and return beans to pan.
• Turn up heat to medium add remaining ingredients and heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
• Serve immediately.