Malaysian Lady Fingers (Okra)

Sliced okra, stir-fried with fresh shrimp, lots of red fresh chilies, garlic, and Malaysian shrimp paste will make a main dish that's spicy and different.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 97 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 5 fresh red chili peppers, chopped
• 10 uncooked shrimp - peeled, deveined, and cut in half
• 10 fresh okra pods, sliced diagonally
• 1 teaspoon belacan (Malaysian chili-shrimp paste)
• 2 teaspoons light soy sauce

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir the garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the red chilies, shrimp, okra, and belacan, and cook and stir until the chilies begin to soften and the shrimp start to turn opaque and pink, about 2 minutes. Pour in light soy sauce and water, and cook and stir until the okra are tender and sticky, 2 to 4 more minutes.