Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
A powerful, fresh and zesty curry. Indonesian sambal dishes usually contain the pungent belachan chilli and dried shrimp paste. However, sambal olek chilli paste (vegetarian) and fermented soy tempeh are is now widely available and work well as substitutes.
(From Leon: Fast Vegetarian)
Ingredients
150g French beans
150g runner beans
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
120g tempeh, thinly sliced
3 tsp vegetarian sambal olek
½ tsp tamarind paste
A pinch of sugar
3 tbsp hot water
Salt and black pepper
Method
1 Top and tail the French beans and cut the strings from the runner beans, then thinly slice them diagonally.
2 Cook the onion in the oil in a shallow frying pan over a medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the garlic, mix well and cook for a few more minutes. Add the tempeh and turn up the heat to brown for a few minutes.
3 Quickly add the rest of the ingredients including the beans and water.
4 Stir well and turn the heat up for 5 minutes, then cover the pan, turn the heat to low and leave for another 5 minutes. The beans should be tender and coated with the sauce. Season well and serve.
Serves 4
Cooking time: 15 minutes
A powerful, fresh and zesty curry. Indonesian sambal dishes usually contain the pungent belachan chilli and dried shrimp paste. However, sambal olek chilli paste (vegetarian) and fermented soy tempeh are is now widely available and work well as substitutes.
(From Leon: Fast Vegetarian)
Ingredients
150g French beans
150g runner beans
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
120g tempeh, thinly sliced
3 tsp vegetarian sambal olek
½ tsp tamarind paste
A pinch of sugar
3 tbsp hot water
Salt and black pepper
Method
1 Top and tail the French beans and cut the strings from the runner beans, then thinly slice them diagonally.
2 Cook the onion in the oil in a shallow frying pan over a medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the garlic, mix well and cook for a few more minutes. Add the tempeh and turn up the heat to brown for a few minutes.
3 Quickly add the rest of the ingredients including the beans and water.
4 Stir well and turn the heat up for 5 minutes, then cover the pan, turn the heat to low and leave for another 5 minutes. The beans should be tender and coated with the sauce. Season well and serve.
Serves 4
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