French Green Beans in Garlic Sauce

Serves Four

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound french green beans, tips and tails removed
  
• salt to taste
  
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
  
• 10 cloves of garlic - minced finely
  
• 1 tea spoon sugar
  
• 2 table spoons oil
• 2 table spoons soy sauce
• 1 dried red chili crushed coarsely
  

How to :

1. Blanch the green beans by boiling in hot water for 3 minutes and then shocking in ice cold water.
   
2. In a non-stick deep pot - add the oil and let it heat.
   
3. Now add the garlic and let it cook for a couple of minutes till it starts to turn red.
   
4. Add the vinegar, salt, sugar, soy sauce and the crushed red chili.
5. Cook for a few minutes till everything is mixed evenly.
6. Now add the french beans and cook in the open for 5 minutes.

Serving Suggestion

• Serve with chowmein, lomein or Chinese fried rice