Okra and Shrimp Stir-Fry with Chili Sauce

Method5 steps

1. 1

   Step 1: Prep work: Cut the okra (250 gram) into 1-inch pieces. Devein and remove the shells (tails intact) from the shrimps (20 medium). Toast the shrimp paste (1 teaspoon) (optional step). Slice 1 red chili. Grind cloves of garlic (5 cloves) and the remaining red chilies into a paste.

   Uses 250 gram okra · 20 medium shrimp, shelled and deveined with tails intact · 1 teaspoon shrimp paste (Indonesian: terasi) · 1 red chili (fresno or bird-eye), thinly slice at an angle · 5 cloves garlic · 3-5 red chilies (fresno or bird-eye)

2. 2

   Step 2: Heat 3 tbsp oil in a frying pan over high heat. Fry the prepared garlic-chilli paste and shrimp paste for 2–3 minutes until fragrant.

   Fry stir-fry aromatics · 3 minUses 3 tablespoon oil · ground garlic and 3–5-chilli paste · prepared shrimp paste, optionally toasted

3. 3

   Step 3: Add okra: Add the okra and water (4 tablespoon) to the pan. Stir to coat the okras with the sauce, and let it cook for 2 minutes.

   Cook okra in sauce · 2 minUses fragrant fried garlic-chilli and shrimp-paste sauce · cut okra pieces · 4 tablespoon water

4. 4

   Step 4: Add the prepared shrimp, the separate sliced chilli, 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp sugar. Toss briefly until the shrimp flesh is pearly or white and opaque throughout, then turn off the heat. Their colour and gentle curl are useful guides; stop once cooked to avoid toughening them.

   Uses okra cooking in chilli sauce · peeled and deveined shrimp · one thinly sliced finishing chilli · 1 teaspoon salt · 1 teaspoon sugar

5. 5

   Step 5: Serve: Transfer the dish to a serving platter, and ideally, serve the dish immediately with some steamed white rice.

   Uses fully cooked shrimp and okra chilli stir-fry · Steamed white rice for optional serving (quantity unspecified)