Cook Your Vegetables Like They Do In Malaysia—With Plenty Of Coconut Milk

Prep Time

10m

Cook Time

15m

Total Time

25m

This Malaysian-style vegetable recipe combines fiddlehead ferns, chiles, shallots, turmeric, and coconut milk for a flavorful and aromatic dish. The vegetables are cooked in a delicious coconut broth and served over white rice for a tasty and satisfying meal.

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(Servings: 4)

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12 ounces (350g) fiddlehead ferns

6 bird’s eye chiles (about 3/4 ounces; 20g), stems removed, thinly sliced

2 small Asian shallots (2 ounces; 57g), peeled and thinly sliced cross-wise

One 2-inch piece (6g) fresh turmeric, peeled and thinly sliced cross-wise

1/2 ounce (15g) cleaned dried anchovies (see notes)

1 stalk lemongrass, bottom 4 to 5 inches only (about 1/2 ounce; 12g)

2 1/4 ounces (65ml) coconut milk

1 1/2 cups (360ml) water

1 turmeric leaf, optional2 3/4 ounces (75g) sheeled and peeled fava beans (from about 1 pound fava pods), split into their natural halves

1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume

Cooked white rice, for serving

Nutrition Facts

Calories

103kcal

5%
Fat

6g

0%
Saturated Fat

4g

0%
Carbohydrates

9g

0%
Fiber

2g

0%
Sugar

2g

0%
Protein

3g

0%
Cholesterol

16mg

0%
Sodium

381mg

19%

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Cook Your Vegetables Like They Do In Malaysia—With Plenty Of Coconut Milk

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