Gin's Kitchen - Sambal Long Beans

Day 316

I used to cook sambal kangkong once a week, it's my fave veggie! But I haven't been able to get hold of kangkong for the last few weeks and finally decided to make do with sambal long beans instead. It just isn't the same and I'm determined to find get some kangkong, soon.

Ingredients

- 12 stalks of long beans - cut into 7 pieces

- 1 clove of garlic - minced

- 3 tablespoons of oil

- 2 tablespoons of Singlong Sambal Belacan Paste

- 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce

- 200ml of water

- about 20 pieces of dried shrimps (hae bee) - minced

Directions

1. Soak dried shrimps beforehand for a few hours to soften them

2. Mince the dried shrimps (this is the most tiring part because I don't have a blender and mortar)

3. Heat oil in a wok and saute the garlic till they turn brown

4. Add minced dried shrimps into wok and fry them till they turn golden in colour

5. Add in sambal belacan paste and mix it well with the dried shrimps

6. Add in long beans and fry them together with the sambal and dried shrimps

7. Add in oyster sauce and stir fry for a few minutes

8. Add in water and let the beans cook for another 15 minutes or till they are soften