Sambal Tauco

Name: Sambal Tauco (Yellow Bean Sauce Sambal)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Makes 1 cup
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon shaved palm sugar or dark brown sugar; 2 salam leaves; 1 tablespoon tamarind juice; 1 stalk lemongrass, thick bottom third only, outer layers discarded, inner part bruised; ¼ cup (70 g) yellow bean sauce (tauco) or miso; 4 shallots, peeled; 3 cloves garlic, peeled; ¼ cup (60 ml) thick coconut milk; 3 green finger-length chilies, deseeded; 2 tablespoons oil

Yellow Bean Sauce Sambal

Preparation info

Makes
1 cup

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

The Food of Indonesia

By Heinz Von Holzen

Published 2015

About

Ingredients

¼ cup (70 g) yellow bean sauce (tauco) or miso
¼ cup (

Asia
Indonesia
Sauce
South East Asia
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Make the Spice Paste by grinding the chilies, shallots and garlic to a smooth paste in a mortar or blender, adding a little oil if necessary to keep the mixture turning. Heat the oil in a wok over medium high heat and stir-fry the ground paste with all the other ingredients until fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes.
Add the yellow bean sauce or miso and stir-fry for 1 mor