Stir-Fried Green Beans

      Having 2 kids helps me understand how difficult it is to convince children to love eating vegetables. It takes time, effort and patient for children to volunteer to eat healthy. However, in my experience, most of the children I know do not reject stir fried green beans. So, I am here today introducing you to the method of cooking green beans that are healthy but still crispy and tasty, and both adults and children love it.

Ingredients:
      1 pound green beans
      1 pot of water (about 3 cups)
       2 gloves of garlic
       1 head of shallot (optional)
       2 table spoons of olive oil
       salt and pepper to taste.

Methods

• Heat up the water until boiling point. Add 2 teaspoons of salt.

• Add green beans and wait until the water to be at the boiling point again. Let it boil for 2 minutes.  Meanwhile, prepare a big bowl with cold water and ice.
• After the green beans boil for 2 minutes, discard the hot water and put the green beans in the icy-cold water. Wait until the green beans and completely cold. This method helps keep the green beans to stay beautifully green and crunchy.
• While waiting for the green beans to be cold, chop the garlic and shallots. Heat up a frying pan in medium heat and add 2 tablespoon olive oil. Stir in the garlic and shallot until brown. Now, rinse the green beans and add to the frying pan. Stir fry the green beans on high medium heat for about 2 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.