Silent Street Casserole
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TypeMain course
Serves4 people
DateAugust 21, 2026
A serene casserole with a spicy surprise on the silent rice street.
A rectangular casserole with a white, silent layer of rice as an empty street, bordered by fried tempeh and vegetables. In the center, a bright red chili pepper as the rebellious tourist. Serene and neat, but with a spicy sting.
Ingredients
- 400 g pandan rice
- 2 onions
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 green bell pepper
- 250 g carrot
- 400 g tempeh
- 3 tbsp ketjap manis
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 red chili pepper (whole)
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 lime
Method
- Cook the pandan rice according to package instructions and let it steam dry.
- Slice the onions, garlic, peppers, and carrot into thin strips. Cut the tempeh into cubes.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Fry the tempeh until golden, add onion and garlic and fry for 2 minutes.
- Add the peppers and carrot and fry for another 5 minutes.
- Add ketjap manis and soy sauce, season with salt and pepper, and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Lightly grease a rectangular oven dish. Spoon the rice into a wide, straight lane in the middle: this is the empty street.
- Arrange the fried tempeh and vegetables as a 'border' along both sides of the rice street.
- Lay the whole red chili pepper across the rice lane as the rebellious tourist.
- Grate some lime over the dish for a fresh note.
Serving notes
- Serve the dish in the middle of the table so everyone sees the silent street.
- Slice the chili pepper at the table for extra scandal effect.