Vegetables with taucu? I asked one of my girlfriends about this and she wrinkled her nose at me and said "Too Salty". To which I smiled and sai "soak it longer lah... or add a tomato." That's exactly what I did with my Okra.
Firstly, I believe in slicing Okra thinly and on the diagonal. To me this makes it hold its' shape better as you don't have to cook it as long as big pieces. This also makes it less slimy when eating.
The best tip on Okra that I ever learned was to wash them before slicing. If you wash the Okra after slicing, the slime mixes with the water and you will have a big mess in your hands.
Here is the recipe I used.
Ingredients:
1 small onion diced
1 clove of garlic
1/2 tblsp taucu
200g Okra sliced
1 tomato diced
1/2 tsp cumin powder
salt
white pepper
Method:
Fry the onions until translucent. Then add the garlic for a few seconds (don't burn it) before putting in the taucu to toast. Just like toasting belacan before using it, taucu needs to be stir fried to bring out the flavor and darken the color. Once it is fragrant, add in the Okra and stir fry on high flame ossing the vegetable well every few seconds. Lower the heat and add in the remaining ingredients. Mix well and again switch to high heat to complete the cooking of the Okra. Serve this hot as a side dish.
Addition: A nice addition would be small prawns.
Firstly, I believe in slicing Okra thinly and on the diagonal. To me this makes it hold its' shape better as you don't have to cook it as long as big pieces. This also makes it less slimy when eating.
The best tip on Okra that I ever learned was to wash them before slicing. If you wash the Okra after slicing, the slime mixes with the water and you will have a big mess in your hands.
Here is the recipe I used.
Ingredients:
1 small onion diced
1 clove of garlic
1/2 tblsp taucu
200g Okra sliced
1 tomato diced
1/2 tsp cumin powder
salt
white pepper
Method:
Fry the onions until translucent. Then add the garlic for a few seconds (don't burn it) before putting in the taucu to toast. Just like toasting belacan before using it, taucu needs to be stir fried to bring out the flavor and darken the color. Once it is fragrant, add in the Okra and stir fry on high flame ossing the vegetable well every few seconds. Lower the heat and add in the remaining ingredients. Mix well and again switch to high heat to complete the cooking of the Okra. Serve this hot as a side dish.
Addition: A nice addition would be small prawns.
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