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Kacang Panjang dan Tempeh Tumis Sambal Terasi - Snake Bean and Tempeh Stir Fry in Shrimp Paste Chili Sauce
Stir frying in shrimp paste chili sauce is guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser. To me, this is akin to Indonesian version of using Chinese dou jiang (bean paste), meaning it is almost impossible to end up with a not to-die-for dish when you use this sauce to whip up your next stir fry :) Kacang panjang (snake bean) can be easily substituted with buncis (green beans), and tempeh dan be substituted with firm white tofu.
Kacang Panjang dan Tempeh Tumis Sambal Terasi - Snake Bean and Tempeh Stir Fry in Shrimp Paste Chili Sauce
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
- Heat oil in a frying pan and sauté spice paste until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
- Add the snake bean, tempeh, water, and sweet soy sauce into the pan. Mix well.
- 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.
- 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.
Comments
Thalia @ butter and brioche says:
I could eat tempeh everyday.. so this recipe is something I must make. YUM.
Anita says:
You and me both Thalia! And they are super healthy too, so eating tempeh everyday is a good thing ;)
ags says:
Yay nice to see you're back posting again! Love your site and your beautiful pictures :)
Anita says:
Thanks Agnes :)
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