Sriracha Orange Glazed Green Beans

September is a great time of year for fresh green beans here in Sacramento. I was too busy to plant them this year, but have been finding beauties at our local market. Usually we just boil them until tender, place a dab of butter on them, sprinkle with salt and pepper and call it a day.

Here’s a quick and easy way to take them up a notch, tossing the cooked green beans with a no-cooking-required citrusy, spicy sauce made with sweet orange marmalade, soy sauce, and spicy Sriracha hot sauce. In fact, this three-ingredient spicy orange dipping sauce you could use for any number of recipes.

I first encountered it while observing the Pillsbury Bake-Off challenge last year. Lauren Wyler from Austin, Texas served up the sauce with her entry for Cashew Chicken Twists. What I love about the sauce is that it is so easy to make! No cooking. Just stirring. Only 3 ingredients, though I’ve been known to add a little rice vinegar or dark sesame oil depending on the taste I’m after. It’s terrific with green beans and also great with brussels sprouts.

Sriracha Orange Glazed Green Beans Recipe

Ingredients

• 3/4 pound to 1 pound of green beans, tough ends snipped off and discarded
• Salt
• 1/3 cup sweet orange marmalade
• 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sriracha

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