Tempe Orek (Indonesian Style Tempeh in Sweet Spicy Soy Sauce)

Ingredients

• 300 gram tempeh, cut into matchsticks
• 1 lemongrass (Indonesian: sereh), bruised and knotted
• 2 Indonesian bay leaves
• 2 red chilies, thinly sliced diagonally
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced thinly
• 50 gram shallots, sliced thinly
• 3 tablespoon ABS sweet soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon palm sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Oil to fry the tempeh

Method

1. Heat enough oil in a frying pan for deep frying. Deep fry tempeh until golden brown, drain on wire rack/paper towel.
2. Remove almost all the oil from the frying pan, and leave about 2 tablespoon of oil. Sauté chillies, shallots, garlic, lemongrass, and bay leaves until fragrant, about 2-3 minutes.
3. Return the fried tempeh to the pan, season with salt, palm sugar, and sweet soy sauce. Toss/stir until the tempeh pieces are fully coated with the sweet soy sauce. Turn off heat and serve immediately with steamed white rice.

Product used in recipe

• ABC - Sweet Soy Sauce