Peanut Sambal with Tamarind

Name: Peanut Sambal with Tamarind
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes 1 cup
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons tamarind juice; 1 teaspoon dried shrimp paste (trasi), dry-roasted; 4 red finger-length chilies, or 2 bird’s eye chilies, deseeded and sliced; 4 tablespoons sweet Indonesian soy sauce (kecap manis); 1 teaspoon salt; 1½ cups (225 g) roasted unsalted peanuts, skins discarded, coarsely ground in a mortar or blender; 5 shallots, peeled and thinly sliced; 2 cloves garlic, sliced; 1 tablespoon oil

Preparation info

Makes
1 cup

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

The Food of Indonesia

By Heinz Von Holzen

Published 2015

About

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil
5 shallots, peeled and thinly sliced
2 cloves

Asia
Indonesia
Fish course
Pescatarian
South East Asia

Method

Heat the oil in a wok over medium heat and stir-fry the sliced shallot and garlic until fragrant and golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the sliced chili, peanuts, shrimp paste, tamarind juice and sweet soy sauce, mix well and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes, then season with the salt and remove from the heat. Serve in small