A Filipino vegetable curry with a thick savoury peanut based sauce. Great served with rice and vegan bagoong
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Cook Time 35 minutesmins
Course Main
Cuisine Filipino
Servings 4
Ingredients
2tablespoonsvegetable oil
250gtempeh
1medium oniondiced
6clovesgarlicmiced
1birds eye chillimiced
200gbanana blossomsliced
2tbspvegan bagoongoptional
650mlvegetable stock
1tablespoonsugar
½teaspoonsalt
½teaspoonfreshly cracked black pepper
100gsmooth peanut butter
2tbspvegan bagoongoptional
1teaspoonannatto paste
150ggreen beansor mange tout
100gbok choy
1medium aubergine
2tablespoonstoasted rice flouror cornflour
To Serve
Vegan Bagoong
Fresh coriander
Calamansior lime wedges
Jasmine rice
Instructions
Cut the tempeh into small cubes.
Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat. Once hot add the tempeh and fry until it's golden all over, around 6 minutes.
Add the diced onion and sauté until soft and translucent, around 6 minutes.
Add the minced garlic and chilli and continue to cook for a further minute.
Add the sliced banana blossom and the optional vegan bagoong and continue to cook for 4 minutes. The banana blossom will break apart in the pan this is expected.
Add the vegetable stock, sugar, salt, freshly cracked black pepper and the smooth peanut butter. Mix everything together well and bring to a boil.
Dissolve the annatto paste in some hot water and add to the pan.
Once boiling, reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and add the sliced vegetables, green beans, bok choy and aubergine. Cook for 10 minutes until the vegetables are soft.
Taste and adjust the seasoning. The amount of salt needed at this stage will depend on if you used the optional bagoong and how much salt was in your stock. We didn't need to add anything at this stage.
Mix the toasted rice flour in 4 tablespoons of water into a paste, add to the pan and continue to cook for a further 5 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
Serve with a garnish of chopped fresh coriander, vegan bagoong, jasmine rice, toasted garlic and calamansi.