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Sambal Bengkoang

Sambal Bengkoang

Sambal Bengkoang is a sweet but very spicy sambal from West Java based with crunchy Bengkoang strips. This sambal is suitable as a side dish for rice dishes and as an addition to a delicious soup.

Preparation

  • Cut the onions, garlic and peppers into thin slices and the Yam bean in thin strips
  • Heat the oil in a pan with a thick bottom and fry the onions, garlic, sliced peppers, bay leaves and galangal for 3 minutes.
  • Add then add the taoco and mix well
  • Fry the Yam bean strips briefly in the sambal mixture
  • Then sprinkle the pepper, salt and palm sugar through it and let it fry for another 3 minutes.
  • Finally add the water and put a lid on the pan and let it simmer for another 3 minutes until everything is done

Enjoy your meal

The Sambal Bengkoang is very popular as a side dish and is often eaten with Nasi or added to a curry soup. The addition of the Yam bean strips makes this sambal quite unique. If you can't find any yam beans, you can also use a turnip.


Sambal Bengkoang


   INGREDIENTS

  • 50 g long beans
  • 50 g yam bean
  • 3 Spring Onions
  • 5 Garlic cloves
  • 3 Red lomboks
  • 2 Salam leaves
  • 3 tsp Laos
  • 1 tbsp Taoco (bean paste)
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Palm sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Pepper
  • 4 tbsp Water
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil



  
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   Indonesia
  :  10 min
  : 5 min