Mandarin Green Beans

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb cut green beans
• 2 tablespoons blanched almond halves
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 cup coarsely sliced celery
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 chicken bouillon cube
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch, mixed with
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 boil 4 cups water in a pot and add green beans.
• 2 boil for 2 minutes.
• 3 drain liquid and save.
• 4 lightly brown almonds in oil.
• 5 add celery and sauté for 2 minutes.
• 6 add 1/2 cup of liquid from the boiled beans, chicken bouillon, soy sauce, sugar and lemon juice.
• 7 cover and simmer for 3 minutes.
• 8 stir in green beans until hot through.
• 9 add cornstarch mixture and cook until sauce thickens.