Indonesian Fried Fermented Soybean Cakes

This also called as Tempeh Goreng

Ingredients:
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 pound fermented soybean cake (tempe), sliced 2″
long and 1/2″ thick
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 hot red chilies, seeded and sliced
1/4 teaspoon chile paste
1/4 cup chopped ripe tomato

Direcrtions:

Mix together the garlic and salt, rub this all over
the fermented soybean cake. Set it aside for about 15
minutes.
Heat the oil in a wok or skillet, fry the fermented
soybean cake over medium heat for about 3 minutes, or
until browned, and transfer to a platter.
In a food processor or a mortar, blend the chilies,
chile paste and tomato to form a paste. Serve the
fried fermented soybean cakes with the paste.
Yields 5 servings.