Sambal oelek

Name: Sambal oelek
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon dark palm sugar (gula jawa); 250 g (9 oz) large red chillies, stalks removed; 1 teaspoon salt

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fire Islands

By Eleanor Ford

Published 2019

About

This is the most basic sambal, fiercely hot and quick to make. Jars of sambal oelek can be bought in many Asian shops and can be used in place of fresh chillies in cooking.

Ingredients

250 g (9 oz) large red chillies, stalks removed
1 teaspoon dark palm sugar (gula

Asia
Indonesia
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan
South East Asia

Method

Heat a heavy frying pan until smoking hot. Tip in the whole chillies and dry roast for a few minutes. Blitz to a paste in a food processor with the palm sugar and salt. Store in a jar in the fridge for a week or so.