Spicy Long Beans

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsps vegetable oil and for deep frying
• 1/4 kilo of long or string beans (sitaw), cut at 1" length
• 1 large red onion, chopped
• 6 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 1 pc hot chili pepper
• 2 tbsps shrimp paste (bagoong alamang)
• 1 tbsp gin
• 1/4 kilo ground lean pork
• 2 tbsps barbeque marinade
• sesame oil

Procedure:

1. Deep fry the long beans. Drain. Set aside.
2. Saute altogether the onion, garlic and chili pepper in 2 tbsps of oil. Add the shrimp paste and stir-fry until aromatic. Pour in the gin. Put the ground pork, cook until no longer pink.
3. Add the barbeque marinade and fried long beans. Mix well.
4. Just before removing from fire, add a few drops of sesame oil for extra aroma.
5. Serve with cooked rice.