Kacang Panjang dan Tempeh Tumis Sambal Terasi - Snake Bean and Tempeh Stir Fry in Shrimp Paste Chili Sauce

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Side Dish

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Bean Vegetables

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoon oil
• 250 gram snake bean (Indonesian: kacang panjang), cut into 2 inch lengths (*)
• 250 gram tempeh, cut into bite size pieces and deep fried (**)
• 100 ml water
• 1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce (Indonesian: kecap manis)
• Grind the following into spice paste
• 100 gram shallot (Indonesian: bawang merah)
• 2 cloves garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih)
• 10 red cayenne chilies (Indonesian: cabe merah keriting)
• 1 teaspoon shrimp paste (Indonesian: terasi), toasted
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a frying pan and sauté spice paste until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
2. Add the snake bean, tempeh, water, and sweet soy sauce into the pan. Mix well.
3. Cover the pan with a lid and let it cook for about 5 minutes, until the snake beans are fully cooked but yet retain their crunchiness.
4. Turn off heat, transfer to a serving bowl and serve with steamed white rice.

Notes

• (*) Use green bean if snake bean is unavailable.
• (**) Pan frying tempeh until golden brown is okay if you don't want to deep fry the tempeh.