Spicy Ginataang Hipon Recipe

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 medium red onion, chopped

6 cloves garlic, minced

1 piece (1 1/2 inch) ginger, sliced into thin strips

3 pieces green finger chilies (siling mahaba), sliced in half

3 pieces red bird's eye chilies (siling labuyo), sliced in half

1 1/2 tablespoons shrimp paste (bagoong alamang)

2 cups coconut milk

500 grams medium shrimp, cleaned

100 grams string beans (sitaw), sliced into 2 1/2-inch pieces