garlic green bean stir fry

This was my best attempt so far at recreating Chinese restaurant style green beans.

p.s. cutting the green beans makes it easy for kids to eat, and our kids totally ate these up.

garlic green bean stir fry
makes 8 servings

1 lb fresh green beans, cut into 2 in lengths
2 tbsp peanut oil
2 tbsp chopped garlic (I used ~6 cloves)
1 large yellow onion, cut in half top to bottom, then into slivers
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp water (plus more if you check and the pan seems dry)
2 tbsp oyster sauce

Heat the wok or heavy frying pan over high heat for 1-2 mins, until too hot to hold hand over. Add the oil and heat about 30 secs more, then add the garlic and onion and cook for 20-30 secs more, stirring the whole time.

Add beans and salt and cook about 2 mins, stirring several times. Then add water, cover wok, and let beans steam for 5 mins. (I checked once to see if pan seemed dry and added about 1 tsp more)

Uncover the pan and add oyster sauce, then cook 2 mins more, stirring so all the beans are uniformly covered with sauce. Beans should still be slightly crisp when done. Serve hot.