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Tumis buncis
Stir-fried green beans
Tumis buncis: Indonesian green beans stir-fried with garlic, shallot and carrot
Every Indonesian warung and school bekal box has a vegetable tumis, a quick stir-fry, and green beans with carrot are the everyday favourite: crunchy, garlicky and slightly sweet, ready in a quarter of an hour. Cubes of tofu are often added to make it more filling. The common mistake is covering the wok, which steams the beans an army green; cook them uncovered with a splash of water so they stay bright. Chef's tip: slice the beans on a sharp diagonal so they cook in the same time as the thin carrot and pick up more of the seasoning.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 3
Ingredients
- 9 oz green beanstrimmed
- 1 carrotcut into thin matchsticks
- 3 shallotssliced
- 3 garlic clovessliced
- 1 red chilli (optional)sliced diagonally
- 1 tbsp neutral oil
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- ½ tsp sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 3 tbsp water
- 3 ½ oz firm tofu (optional)cut into small cubes and fried
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Slice 9 oz green beans diagonally into 3 cm pieces.
Step 2: Heat 1 tbsp neutral oil in a wok over a medium-high heat. Fry 3 shallots, 3 garlic cloves and 1 red chilli for 1 minute, until fragrant and starting to colour.
1 minStep 3: Add the beans and 1 carrot and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
2 minStep 4: Add 3 tbsp water, 1 tbsp light soy sauce, ½ tsp sugar, ¼ tsp salt and 3 ½ oz firm tofu, if using, and stir-fry for 3–4 minutes, until the beans are bright green and tender-crisp and the liquid has gone.
4 minStep 5: Cool quickly on a plate before packing; keep chilled and eat within 2 days.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 90 kcal
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 12 g
- Fat
- 4 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does tumis buncis take?
- About 15 minutes in total: 8 minutes to prepare and 7 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 3 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- What can I use instead of carrot?
- Parsnip or sweet potato, same weight.
- What can I use instead of shallots?
- Half an onion per 2 shallots.
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