Chinese Green Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs fresh green string beans
1 lemon, juice of
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
salt and pepper
1/4 cup butter

Preparation

Wash and string green beans; dry.
Melt butter in a saute pan; add the lemon juice and garlic.
Add the green beans and salt and pepper. Cook over medium-low heat until almost tender.
You can cover if desired, but don't cook until mushy unless you like your green beans that way.
Remove from pan and serve.
Note: You can substitute fresh asparagus for the beans.
Very good.