Tempeh Kecap - Fried Tempeh in Sweet Soy Sauce

4.9 from 15 reviews

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Side Dish Vegetarian

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Bean

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 300 gram tempeh, cut into matchsticks
• 1 lemongrass (Indonesian: sereh), bruised and knotted
• 2 Indonesian bay leaves (Indonesian: daun salam)
• 2 red chilies (Indonesian: cabe merah besar), thinly sliced diagonally
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon palm sugar (Indonesian: gula Jawa)
• 3 tablespoon sweet soy sauce (Indonesian: kecap manis), either from Bango or ABC
• oil, for deep frying and for sautéing
• Grind the following into spice paste
• 50 gram shallots (Indonesian: bawang merah)
• 3 cloves garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih)
• 1 inch galangal (Indonesian: lengkuas)

Instructions

1. Heat enough oil in a frying pan for deep frying. Deep fry tempeh until golden brown, drain on wire rack/paper towel.
2. Remove almost all the oil from the frying pan, and leave about 2 tablespoon of oil. Sauté spice paste, lemongrass, and bay leaves until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
3. Add red chilies and sauté until wilted, about 2 minutes.
4. Return the fried tempeh to the pan, season with salt, palm sugar, and sweet soy sauce. Toss/stir until the tempeh pieces are fully coated with the sweet soy sauce. Turn off heat and serve immediately with steamed white rice.