This simple stirfry long beans and lady fingers, uses dried red chillies instead of sambal paste. A more easier and hassle free to prepare & cook, but you still get the spicy kick.
Ingredients:
4 pcs Long Beans - cut into short length
6 pcs Lady Fingers / Okra - sliced
2 pcs Dried Red Chilies - cut & seed washed away
1 pc Red Shallot - thinly sliced
2 tbsp Dried Anchovies - rinsed
Small pc of Belachan (about 1/2 tsp)
2 tsp Cooking Oil
1/4 tsp Sugar
1/4 tsp Light Soy Sauce
some Water about 20-30ml
Garnishing Optional : Red Chillies
* Add more dried red chillies if you prefer a more spicy taste
Step by Step:
1. Heat up the pan without any oil. Dry pan fry the sliced lady fingers for about 2-3 minutes until half cooked. This step is to reduce the slimy gel when cooking later. Remove & set aside.
2. Add some oil to the same pan. Fry anchovies till golden brown. Add dried red chillies, shallots and belachan. Fry till fragrant.
3. Add in long beans and stirfry for about 1 minute to mix evenly.
4. Add water, sugar & light soy sauce and simmer long beans till soft & almost cooked for about 4-5 minutes. No need to cover.
5. Next, add in the half cooked lady finger and stir to combine. Cook for another 2 mins. By this time, the water that you added earlier, all will be absorbed by the beans and dries up. You will see some slimy gel coming out from the lady fingers, but not a lot.
6. Dish up & serve. Garnish with some red shredded chillies.
Happy Cooking..