Authentic Vietnamese Chicken Green Bean Stir Fry (Easy to Make Gluten Free!)

For the past three months we've had two Vietnamese students living with us.  This week the father of one of the students is visiting, and tonight I am making a Vietnamese recipe that our student from china gave me from his Student Life class.  I am making it with the hopes that it's going to pass the taste test! 

 I have to say that the Vietnamese dad and son liked this dish!  And Tien said that it did taste like what he had back home.  I don't think they were just being polite, because when I took a bite, I was like wow, I love the way the green beans make this taste!  

Authentic Vietnamese Chicken & Green Bean Stir Fry (Easy to Make Gluten Free!)

1.  Prepare vegetables:
(1)  Thinly slice 1 onion.
(2)  Mince 4 cloves of garlic.
(3)  Wash and prepare 2 lb of french cut green beans. Or 4 cups of frozen french green beans, but the recipe says if you use frozen the texture of the bean won't be as crisp.

2.  Prepare meat:  Thinly slice 1/2 of a pound of chicken into bite-sized pieces.

3.  Prepare stir-fry sauce - In a small bowl put:
(1)  1 cup of water or soup stock
(2)  1 t of salt, and 1/2 t of black pepper (I added) (And Next time I will add 1 t black pepper)
(3)  2 T gluten free tamari  (Next time I will make this 4 T)
(4) 1T of tapioca starch

4.  Stir-frying:
(1)  Pu 2-3 T of coconut oil into a large skillet or wok. (I often just use my electric skillet that has high sides for curries and stir-fries_
(2)  Stir-fry the chicken and onions  over medium-high heat  until the chicken becomes tender. Towards the end add the garlic and let it cook about 30 seconds or so.
(3)  remove and put in a covered bowl.
(4)  Add 1 T more oil and then add the green beans and stir-fry until they turn bright green.
(5)  Add the stir-fry sauce and cook and stir to combine.
(6)  Put the lid on and let the beans cook until crisp-tender, try 2 or 3 minutes and check.
(7)  Add the chicken and onion mixture and stir well.

Other Vietnamese Recipes on This Blog:

Make Your Own Gluten Free Chicken Pho!  (Modified from a newspaper article)
Vietnamese Vermicelli Salad Bowls   (From an Internet search)
A Vietnamese Cooking Lesson - Lien's Vietnamese Sweet & Sour Soup  (An International student's aunt's recipe)
Cooking Beef Pho for Vietnamese Students (Mix of info plusVietnamese student's aunt did final touches)
Vietnamese Saigon Style Tofu Curry  (Idea from Internet search; curry sauce recipe from Rose's Chinese Yellow Curry)