1. Garlic, red peppers & cracked black peppercorns
- Cut the runner beans on the diagonal into small strips
- Cut red pepper into similar sized pieces
- dice garlic
- Fry all ingredients together in a frying pan in olive oil
- add cracked black pepper to taste
2. Escallion shallots, toasted hazelnuts & mature cheddar
- Cut runner beans as per the above
- dice the shallots
- toast the hazelnuts in a dry pan, be careful not to burn them; remove from heat.
- Fry shallots & beans in olive or nut oil; once just starting to brown, add back nuts & crumbed cheddar cheese
- Mix well to warm through
3. Garlic, ginger, Chinese 5-spice, dried chillies, mirin & soy
- Cut beans as per above
- thinly slice garlic; dice ginger & dried chillies
- fry beans, garlic, ginger & chillies in nut oil (can add a couple drops of sesame oil as well)
- add a few dashes of Chinese 5-spice, fry mixture until browning
- a few glugs of mirin & equal amount of soy sauce; stir through. Simmer until slightly thickened and sticky.