Sambal Goreng Tempeh

Name: Sambal Goreng Tempeh
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 400g tempeh, sliced into strips; 4 tbsp sambal oelek or homemade sambal; 3 cloves garlic; 3 shallots, sliced; 4 kaffir lime leaves; 1 stalk lemongrass, bruised; 2 tbsp sweet soy sauce (kecap manis); 1 tsp palm sugar; oil for frying

An Indonesian dish of spicy fried tempeh, simmered in a fragrant sambal sauce with kaffir lime leaves.

Total time

30 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Indonesian

vegangluten-free

Ingredients

400gtempeh, sliced into strips

4 tbspsambal oelek or homemade sambal

3 clovesgarlic

3shallots, sliced

4kaffir lime leaves

1 stalklemongrass, bruised

2 tbspsweet soy sauce (kecap manis)

1 tsppalm sugar

oilfor frying

Instructions

Deep-fry tempeh until golden. Drain.

Fry shallots, garlic and lemongrass.

Add sambal. Fry 2 minutes.

Add kaffir lime and sweet soy.

Add palm sugar.

Return tempeh. Toss.

Serve with steamed rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

221

Protein

21.1g

Fat

10.9g

Carbs

14.8g

Fiber

5.5g

Sodium

12mg

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