Charred beans with chilli & garlic

Set the largest frying pan you have on a very high heat until hot. Tip ½ (half) of the beans into the pan. Toss around to char them a little, leave for a minute or so, then toss again and repeat a couple more times until tiny black blisters start appearing on some of the beans (3-4 minutes in total). Remove to a plate, then repeat with the remaining beans. Add the vegetable oil, garlic, chilli, ginger and the first batch of beans to the pan; season and toss again, cooking for 1-2 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a bowl, mix the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil and 3 tbsp water, then remove the frying pan from the heat and pour everything over the beans. It will boil and sizzle up straight away, so toss again to coat all the beans. Simmer in the frying pan for 2 minutes before transferring to a serving bowl.