Tumis Kacang Panjang - Snake Bean Stir Fry

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Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Side Dish Vegetarian

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Vegetables

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon oil
• 1 bay leaf (Indonesian: daun salam)
• 2 red anaheim peppers (Indonesian: cabe merah besar), thinly sliced diagonally
• 300 gram snake bean (Indonesian: kacang panjang), cut into 2 inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon palm sugar (Indonesian: gula Jawa)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 250 ml coconut milk (Indonesian: santan)
• Grind the following into spice paste
• 3 shallots (Indonesian: bawang merah)
• 3 cloves garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih)
• 4 red cayenne peppers (Indonesian: cabe merah keriting)
• 1 red anaheim pepper (Indonesian: cabe merah besar)
• 2 candlenuts (Indonesian: kemiri)
• 1 cm galangal (Indonesian: lengkuas)

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a wok/frying pan and stir fry spice paste and bay leaf until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
2. Add the anaheim peppers and stir until wilted, another 1 minute.
3. Add the snake bean and season with palm sugar and salt. Mix well.
4. Pour the coconut milk and bring to a boil. Keep cooking until the sauce is slightly reduced and some oily sheen has formed, about 5 minutes.
5. Turn off heat and serve immediately with steamed white rice.