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Tempeh Goreng Lengkuas - Fried Tempeh in Galangal Sauce
Deep fried plain tempeh is delicious, but when it is cooked this way, it is simply out of this world. All the spices will be absorbed by the tempeh, and the deep fried ground spice will become the most delicious crunchy spice flakes ever. ♥
Tempeh Goreng Lengkuas - Fried Tempeh in Galangal Sauce
Ingredients
- 450 gram tempeh, cut into 1cm x 1cm x 2cm blocks
- 2 bay leaves (Indonesian: daun salam)
- 2 teaspoon palm sugar (Indonesian: gula Jawa)
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 600 ml water
- Grind the following into spice paste
- 100 gram galangal (Indonesian: lengkuas)
- 8 shallots (Indonesian: bawang merah)
- 5 cloves garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih)
- 3 candlenuts (Indonesian: kemiri)
- 2 lemongrass (Indonesian: sereh)
- 1 fresh turmeric (Indonesian: kunyit), peeled
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander (Indonesian: bubuk ketumbar)
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil. Cook uncovered until all liquid has been absorbed by the tempeh. Turn off heat and set aside.
- Heat enough oil in a pot for deep frying. Fry the tempeh until golden brown. Serve immediately.
Comments
I love tempeh and I can't believe there's only 2 steps to this ? wow I need to make this soon. Thanks for your recipe.
after i cooked the tempeh in water, I need to pat them dry before frying right?
I usually put them in a strainer until they are dry to touch before frying, but pat dry with a paper towel should work too.
Have you tried air frying the tempeh instead of deep frying? If so, what temp and time would you recommend?
Hi Shuet-Li, I don't own an air-fryer so have never tried this with one. From what I can gather, most use 400 F for 10-15 minutes when cutting tempeh to 1 inch cubes. Since our tempeh is already cooked at step 1 and only need a quick frying, maybe try 400 F for 5 minutes to make the surface crispy?
I am looking forward to this recipe!!! Is the spice paste also boiled?... or do I add the spice paste when frying the tempeh? :)
Hi Lisa, yes, please boil the spice paste (and everything else) in step 1. Thank you for trying out the recipe.
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