Vegetables in coconut milk with potatoes and bamboo
A vegetable stew made with coconut milk, flavored with turmeric, cilantro, and shrimp paste, featuring sweet potatoes, bell peppers, and bamboo shoots.
This Asian-inspired stew features baked apples, bell peppers, green beans, cabbage, and bamboo shoots, all simmered in a spicy coconut milk broth. Serve it with jasmine rice.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time20 min
- Total40 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodnibbling
- Estimated cost$9.13 $2.28 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $0.21
- $0.16
- $0.18
- $0.19
- $0.48
- $1.87
- $0.04
- $0.71
- $1.44
- $1.59
- $1.39
- $0.87
Prices from US supermarkets for 9 of 12 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Peel the onion and chop it into thin slices. Heat the oil in a large pot and sauté the onion for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the shrimp paste, turmeric, sambal oelek, and minced garlic. Mix until the onion is well coated. ≈ 4 min
- Peel the apples, cut them into pieces, and place them in the large pot. ≈ 8 min
- Add the coconut milk, salt, and cilantro, then simmer for 5 minutes.
- Rinse the bamboo shoots. Remove the seeds from the bell pepper and chop it into pieces, then cut the green beans into segments. ≈ 8 min
- Add the bell pepper, bamboo shoots, cabbage, and beans, then simmer for 8 to 10 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
- Serve with jasmine rice. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Vegetables in coconut milk with potatoes and bamboo
- 1 yellow onion$0.21
- oil, for cooking$0.16
- 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
- 2 tablespoons of shrimp paste$0.19
- 1 teaspoon of turmeric$0.48
- 5 to 6 garden apples$1.87
- 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04
- 2 tablespoons of ground cilantro$0.71
- 250 ml of coconut milk$1.44
- 1 bell pepper$1.59
- 200 g of thin green beans$1.39
- 500 ml of finely chopped white cabbage$0.87
Total$9.13
that's $2.28 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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