Sambal Shrimp with Tempe & Asparagus Delicious Recipes

One food I miss most since leaving home is the traditional Malay food. My old office is just right across a mosque at PJ and I will always 'ta pau' my lunch there. I just love their sambal, curry, fried fish, ikan masin and all the ulam ulam. That is why you can see that I like cooking Malay food every chance I got here. One of my favorite is Tempe. I am lucky that I can get Tempe from Wegman's supermarket. Here is a simple Tempe dish that I always cook and since I had some asparagus in my fridge I add it in too.

Ingredients :

10 shrimp - clean
1 packet of tempe - cubes
6 asparagus - cut into 1" lenght
1 onion - slice thinly
2 cloves of garlic
3 tbsp of sambal oelek or chili boh
2 tbsp of tomato ketchup
1 tsp of sugar
salt and pepper to taste

1) Pan fried the tempe until golden brown, drain the oil and set aside.
2) Remove oil and leave about 2 tbsp of oil in the pan. Add in garlic and onion and stir fry until lightly brown. Add in sambal oelek, tomato ketchup and stir fry for a 30 second.
3) Add in shrimp, stir fry for 10 second and add in the asparagus. Add in a bit of water if it gets too dry.
4) Once the asparagus is slightly tender add in tempe, sugar, salt and pepper to taste.
5) Stir fry until well combined and dish out.
6) Serve with warm rice.