This stir-fried vegetable dish features okra lady fingers, chiles, and Malaysian shrimp paste.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 5 cloves garlic , minced
- 10 uncookeds shrimp - peeled , deveined, and cut in half
- 10 freshs okra pods , sliced diagonally
- 5 freshs red chile peppers , chopped
- 1 teaspoon belacan , Malaysian chile-shrimp paste
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 teaspoons light soy sauce
Instructions
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Heat oil in a wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir garlic in hot oil until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in shrimp, okra, red chile peppers, and belacan. Cook and stir until chilies begin to soften and shrimp start to turn opaque and pink, about 2 minutes. Pour in water and soy sauce. Cook and stir until okra is tender and sticky, 2 to 4 more minutes.
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