Add cooking oil in a hot frying pan.

Add chopped garlic and saute until lightly browned.

Pour in water, stir and let it boil briefly.

Add ginger paste (For more flavour, use chopped ginger or "Soup Restaurant Samsui Ginger Sauce".

You can also add red chillies, sesame oil, pounded dried shrimps or soy bean paste at this stage.

Stir and mix everything together well.

Add cut long beans and stir fry over high heat briefly.

Cover the frying pan and let it simmer until the long beans are cooked but slightly crunchy.