Beans cooked with tofu and black beans

Ingredients:

1/2 lb young green beans
1/2 slightly soft tofu, cut roughly
2 Tbsp black bean
1 1/2 tsp red chili paste
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 Tbsp ginger, finely juliened


Method:
Heat a pot of boiling water to blanch the green beans. Add a little salt and add the green beans. Take a green beans to test whether it is cooked but still retain its crispness. Remove with a slotted spoon and put into a bowl filled with ice to stop the cooking. Remove from the ice and set them on a paper towel. Set aside.

Heat oil in a wok and add the ginger, garlic followed by the green beans. Then add the tofu, the black beans and the red chili paste.
Adjust seasoning (salt and black pepper) and serve warm.