Kuah Sambal Goreng

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

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