Mandarin Stir Fried Green Beans

Simple, delicious, and so fresh and so clean clean... ok I'm done. Here's a tasty version of a veggie you already love, and if you don't you should still give them a try. It can be both gluten and dairy free if you switch out the soy sauce for coconut aminos.  Hope you love them like my daughter does!

Ingredients:

• Roughly 4 cups or 16 oz of fresh green beans, cleaned and prepped
• 1/2 onion thinly sliced, use vidalia or red 
• 1 mandarin orange zested and then juiced
• 1 T soy sauce or coconut aminos
• 2 T coconut oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper

Directions:

1. In a non-stick wok or frying pan heat to medium. 
2. Add in coconut oil once you feel a heat rising from the pan. 
3. Add in onions and cook them for a couple minutes until they soften and are translucent.
4. Keep the pan hot by not turning it down, and add in the green beans.
5. Season green beans with salt and pepper. 
6. Cook the green beans for about 2 minutes before stirring them up. Repeat 2x. This is to give it a good sear. 
7. Add in the orange zest, the orange juice, and the soy sauce, and cover with a lid. 
8. Allow to steam for a couple of minutes and then stir them. 
9. The beans should be stiff but also charred a little on all sides. You don't want them mushy. Check with a fork for a bright green and stiff bite at the center of the bean.
10. Pull off the heat and serve immediately.

*For an extra pizzaz you can top with some sliced almonds or sesame seeds.