Green Beans And Carrots Sauteed In Butter And Garlic

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 300 g fresh green beans (2 nice handfuls)
• 2 large carrots
• 3 teaspoons butter, to taste
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 trim green beans and cut carrot into sticks that are similar in size to the green beans.
• 2 put the carrots in a microwave safe dish and pour about 1/2 a cup of boiling water over them. loosely cover dish (so a bit of steam can escape). i use a microwave steamer.
• 3 microwave on high about 3 minutes, until carrots are starting to soften but not yet done.
• 4 add beans to carrots in dish or steamer. microwave for another 2 - 3 minutes. veggies should be crisp tender, or just slightly less than your desired doneness.
• 5 drain veggies and set aside. when you are almost ready to serve, heat up some butter in a sauté pan or wok until foamy.
• 6 throw in garlic and veggies and stir for just a minute or two, until garlic is fragrant and veggies are coated in butter and garlic.
• 7 season with salt and pepper, if desired.