Kuah Sambal Goreng

Name: Kuah Sambal Goreng
Yield: Makes about 570 ml/1 pint/2½ cups of sauce
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: 1 tsp chopped ginger; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; Salt to taste; 2 candlenuts (optional); 1 tsp shrimp paste; ½ tsp salt; 3 large red chillies, de-seeded and chopped; or ½ tsp chilli powder + 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp ground coriander; 2 kaffir lime leaves; 2 large red tomatoes, skinned, de-seeded and chopped; 4 shallots, chopped; 2 tbsp peanut oil; 2 tbsp tamarind water; 2 tbsp of the coconut milk (see below); 850 ml/1½ pints/3¾ cups coconut milk; A large pinch galingale powder; 5-cm/2-inch stem of lemon grass

Sambal Goreng Sauce

Preparation info

Makes about
570 ml
of sauce

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Indonesian Regional Food and Cookery

By Sri Owen

Published 1994

About

This is a rich, creamy sauce, so it will taste nicer if you make it quite spicy.

Ingredients

For the Paste

4 shallots, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
3 large red chillies

Asia
Indonesia
Side dish
Sauce
Spicy
Gluten-free
South East Asia

Method

Blend all the ingredients for the paste until smooth, and transfer to a saucepan. Bring to the boil and simmer, stirring often, for 5 minutes. Add the coconut milk, lemon grass and kaffir lime leaves. Bring everything to the boil again, then simmer for 50 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add the chopped tomatoes and some more salt. Go on simmering for another 10 minutes. Adjust the seaso