1In a pot, heat oil and sauté onion until just translucent2Add ground beef, break up and brown. (About 5-8min) add salt and pepper.3Add the tomato, ginger and fish sauce and stir together for 3 min. (Play with the amount of ginger and fish sauce to your taste)4Add the green beans, stir. Then add the water.5Bring everything to boil, and cook until green beans are cooked but still a little crisp.6Eat alone as a stew or serve along side some steamed jasmine rice. ??7***you can eat the ginger, but it's mainly for flavor. Remove when serving. Also my hubby like to add a few dashes of fish sauce to his plate***