Asian Vegetable Dishes Recipes - Indonesian Beansprouts with Chilies (Tumis Taoge Dengan Lombok) Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb. (250 g.) taoge/beansprouts (tailed & washed)

• 1/4 lb. (125 g.) large red chilies (sliced)

• 3 tablespoons cooking oil

• 1/2-inch (1.2.cm.) piece laos/galangal (crushed)

• 6 shallots, pounded

• 2 cloves garlic, pounded                                                

• 1/2-inch (1.2-cm.) piece terasi/dried, pounded

• shrimp paste (dry-fried), pounded   

• 1/2 lb. (250 g.) prawns (shelled, deveined & seasoned)

• salt to taste

• 1/4 cup water

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Heat oil and stir-fry chilies, galangal and pounded ingredients till golden.

2. Add prawns and stir-fry 1/2 a minute.

3. Add beansprouts and simmer till tender­crisp. Add water and season to taste.

4. Cook covered, on low flame, 1/2 a minute. Remove from flame. Discard galangal.

5. Serve hot with boiled white rice.