Crunchy Baby French Beans with Spicy Sambal Belacan

Name: Baby French Beans with Sambal Belacan
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: 300g baby French beans; 2 tbsp cooking oil; 1/2 tbsp fish sauce; 1/8 tsp salt; 1 1/2 tsp sugar; 1 tbsp tamarind paste; 4 tbsp hot water; 2 red chillies; 1 stalk lemongrass; 5 shallots; 2 cloves garlic; 1/2 inch ginger; 5 dried chillies; 1 tbsp dried shrimp; 1/2 tbsp shrimp paste / belacan; 1/2 tsp sugar

Malaysian · Organized from the video by Home Cooking with Somjit

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Ingredients

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Steps

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1
Soak the tamarind paste in 4 tbsp of hot water for 5 minutes.
💡 soaking the tamarind helps extract the flavor
⏱ 5 minutes
2
Place the dried shrimp, shrimp paste, red chillies, lemongrass, shallots, garlic, ginger, and dried chillies into a blender.
💡 cut garlic and ginger into smaller pieces before blending
3
Blend the mixture until smooth (less than a minute).
💡 the dried chillies were previously soaked in water to help the blending process
4
Heat 2 tbsp of cooking oil in a pan and fry the sambal mixture for 3 to 4 minutes until the oil is released and it becomes fragrant.
💡 fry until the mixture dries up and releases a nice aroma
⏱ 3 to 4 minutes
5
Strain the tamarind mixture into the pan, then add the sugar, half of the salt, and half of the fish sauce.
💡 use a strainer to ensure a smooth sauce
6
Taste the sauce; if it needs more sweetness, add another 1/2 tsp of sugar.
💡 the sauce should be a balance of salty, sour, and sweet
7
Add the 300g of baby French beans to the pan and stir to coat.
💡 the beans were soaked in water beforehand to ensure crunchiness
8
Add about half a cup of water to the pan, cover with a lid, and cook for 1 minute.
💡 adding water prevents the dish from becoming too dry while the beans cook
⏱ 1 minute
9
Switch off the heat once the beans are cooked to maintain a crunchy texture.
💡 for softer beans, cook slightly longer

Tips

Soaking beans in water before cooking helps them stay crunchy.
The tamarind should be soaked in hot water first to create a liquid for the sauce.
If the mixture is too dry during cooking, a little extra water can be added.
The final dish is a balance of salty, sour, and sweet.

This recipe was organized from the source video's transcript. Amounts follow what the video presents. Source: Home Cooking with Somjit on YouTube

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