Ingredients
225 g green beans
1 sambal oelek -to taste
Directions
Slice beans into bite-sized pieces. Put in a pyrex microwave bowl
with a few drops of water. Microwave on high for about 2 minutes.
Add sambal oelek and microwave on high for a further 1 minute. Serve
with rice. Serves 1 as a vegetarian meal with rice, or 2-3 as a
side-dish.
NOTES:Sambal Oelek is a crushed chili paste, with garlic, onion, rice
vinegar and such. The original recipe would have sambal belecan
rather than sambal oelek (hence the name), but I have not come
accross this, and this substitute is just as good.
Servings: 1 servings
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Categories: Bean; Chili; Green Bean; Vegetable
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