Stir-Fried Green Beans Oriental Style

Method

1. Bring water to a boil, add a pinch of salt, and add the trimmed green beans. Blanch for 7-8 minutes (no longer, as they will be stir-fried later).
2. Meanwhile, prepare the other ingredients: slice 2 cloves of garlic, a piece of ginger, and the spring onion, separating the white and green parts and slicing them thinly.
3. Drain the green beans and plunge them into ice water to stop cooking and set the color. Then drain again.
4. Heat some oil in a pan or wok. Add the ginger and garlic and cook for less than a minute until fragrant.
5. Add the green beans, the white part of the spring onion, a pinch of salt, sugar, and soy sauce. Toss to combine.
6. Dissolve a little starch (cornstarch) in cold water and add it to the pan. Stir to thicken and coat the beans.
7. Serve the green beans with the green part of the spring onion as garnish.