Green Bean Sambal.
Ingredients.
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
4 shallots, thinly sliced.
2 garlic cloves, crushed.
1/4 of a teaspoon of shrimp paste.
250 g / 8 oz of french beans, topped ,tailed, and sliced thinly.
2 teaspoons of sambal oelek.(hot chilli sauce.)
1 teaspoon of soft brown sugar.
Salt.
Method.
1. Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the shallots, garlic and shrimp paste and fry over a low heat, stirring frequently for 5 minutes until the shallots are softened.
2. Add the beans, increase the heat to moderate and fry, stirring often for 8 minutes, until the beans are cooked but not too soft.
3. Stir in the sambal oelek, sugar and a little salt and continue frying the beans for another minute, taste and add more salt if liked.
Serve the sambal hot.
Serves 4.
