Servings: 4Prep time: 25 minutes Ideal as a side dish for oven-baked or steamed dishes.

Ingredients:

6 tablespoons vegetable oil (sunflower or canola)

1 cm fresh ginger, thinly sliced

6 garlic cloves, finely chopped

¼ teaspoon salt

3 green onion stalks, finely chopped (reserve 1/3 for garnish)

1 fresh red chili pepper, thinly sliced

For the seasoning sauce: 4 tablespoons yellow soybean sauce (or substitute with 2 tablespoons white miso paste – “shiro miso”, available in Asian stores)

2 tablespoons tomato paste