Step 1

Combine all the sauce ingredients except the corn flour slurry in a small bowl.

Step 2

Par boil the green beans in boiling water with a pinch of salt for about 1-2 minutes. Drain and trim off the stem ends from the beans. Cut them into 4-5cm (1½-2") lengths.

Step 3

Add oil to a wok or a fry pan set over medium high heat. Stir fry the shallots and ginger for 20 seconds until fragrant, but before ginger starts to burn.

Step 4

Add the mince and stir fry, breaking mince up as you go, 3-4 minutes.

Step 5

When the mince is almost cooked through, add the beans and stir fry just to mix them with the meat. Add the Sauce ingredients and stir fry until the mince is cooked through and the sauce is evenly distributed through the beans and mince.

Step 6

Pour over the corn flour slurry and quickly mix. As soon as the sauce starts to thicken, turn the heat off.

Step 7

Serve immediately with rice.