Green Beans with Aubergine

Green Beans with Aubergine | Step 1: Top and tail 300g green beans, pulling off the strings, and snap into 5cm lengths. Cut 400g aubergine into rolling chunks.

Green Beans with Aubergine | Step 2: Toss the aubergine with 5g salt, leave for 10 minutes and squeeze out the water — it will drink up less oil.

Green Beans with Aubergine | Step 3: Blanch the beans for 3 minutes, or fry them in 20ml oil for 4 minutes until the skins wrinkle. Green beans must be cooked right through; half-cooked they are toxic.

Green Beans with Aubergine | Step 4: Heat 30ml oil and fry the aubergine over medium-high heat for 4 minutes until soft.

Green Beans with Aubergine | Step 5: Return the beans and add 20ml light soy sauce, 3 cloves of minced garlic and 3g salt.

Green Beans with Aubergine | Step 6: Toss over high heat for 2 minutes, then add 20ml hot water down the side of the wok, cover for 1 minute and cook off the liquid.