Petai With Prawn in Sambal

Petai is a type of green beans with a signature taste and smell. It is a favorite dish among Malaysians and usually cooked with prawn and sambal belacan. This dish can be found in Malay food stalls and nasi lemak stalls.
Cooking Instructions
- 1
Cut petai into half and remove the inner seed. Wash clean in water. Boil the petai in a pot of hot water for 5 minutes to make it softer and set aside.
- 2
Heat up 1 tbsp oil in wok and quick stir fry some prawns and set aside. You can marinate the prawns with salt, sugar and some pepper for 20 minutes before cooking.
- 3
Heat up wok with 1 tbsp oil again and stir fry onions till aroma and put in the petai. Toss a few rounds and add in the prawns.
- 4
Add soy sauce, sweet soy sauce and sambal. Stir fry a bit and add in some water and let it boil and simmer for 3 minutes. Ready to serve.
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