Sator, also known as stinky beans or bitter beans. Stink beans have a bit of a strong taste and aroma. Either you like it, or you don't. The combination with the beans with shrimp (koong in Thai) makes for a wonderful dish, well known in Southern Thailand. Sator can be found fresh on markets, or preserved with water in jars.
KOONG SATOR
Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 10 Total time: 25minutes Serves: 1 plate
INGREDIENTS
400 grams shrimps
2 - 3 heaping tablespoons red Thai curry paste
1 cup of stinky beans
1 big red chili
½ tsp vegan stir fry sauce
½ tablespoon vegan oyster sauce
½ tablespoon of brown sugar
6 - 8 kaffir lime leaves
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
EQUIPMENT
knife
a large wok
spatula
PREPARATION
Make your red Thai curry paste
Make your vegan stir fry sauce
Make your vegan oyster sauce
Clean your shrimps: take off the head and peeling the shell, and then devein them. Or if you like to make this dish Thai style: leave the tail on! TIP: use the shrimp shells to make a great stock!
Get the stinky beans out of the pod if you have fresh ones. Remove the skin of the beans too.
Slice the chili
Take the stems of the kaffir lime leaves
METHOD
Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a wok on medium heat
When the oil is hot, add the curry paste 2 or 3 spoons depending on how spicy you like it.
Add 1/2 teaspoon of stir fry sauce
Stif fry the mix for about 1 minute
Add the chili, stir fry
Add the shrimp, stir fry for about 30 seconds.
The shrimp will change color fast.
Add a bit water or stir fry sauce if the curry paste gets too dry
Add the stinky beans, stir fry for another 30 seconds.
Make sure the curry does not stick to the wok
Season with 1/2 a tablespoon of vegan oyster sauce and 1/2 tablespoon of sugar
Add water if needed
Take the kaffir lime leaves and tear them up and add to the wok
Stir fry for another 10 seconds.
Turn off the heat.
Add to a plate and serve with some brown rice
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