malaysian lady fingers (okra)

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 5 fresh red chili peppers, chopped
• 10 uncooked shrimp - peeled, deveined, and cut in half
• 10 fresh okra pods, sliced diagonally
• 1 teaspoon belacan (malaysian chili-shrimp paste)
• 2 teaspoons light soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• heat the vegetable oil in a wok or skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir the garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute. stir in the red chilies, shrimp, okra, and belacan, and cook and stir until the chilies begin to soften and the shrimp start to turn opaque and pink, about 2 minutes. pour in light soy sauce and water, and cook and stir until the okra are tender and sticky, 2 to 4 more minutes.