Green beans with garlic and red pepper

1. Trim the beans and cut them into 1-½ inch lengths.
2. Make sure that the beans are quite dry. If necessary, rub them with a dish towel.
3. Heat the oil in a wok over a medium high flame.
4. When smoking hot, put in all the beans and turn the heat to high.
5. Fryi the beans, stirring now and then, for 1 to 2 minutes or until the skins just begin to crinkle but the beans are still crisp and bright green.
6. Take out all the beans with a slotted spoon and put them in a colander that is resting in a large bowl.
7. Turn off the heat under the wok. Remove all but four tablespoons oil from the wok. Heat on a medium flame.
8. When hot, put in the garlic and the thai chile.
9. Stiri and fry until the garlic turns a light to medium brown color.
10. Put in the beanas and stir once.
11. Now put in the soy sauce, salt, and sugar.
12. Stir again to mix. Serve immediately.
13. --- world of the east vegetarian cooking madhur jaffre.