Shrimp paste relish

Name: Shrimp paste relish (Sambal Terasi)
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: salt; juice of 1 a small lime; ½ tsp brown sugar (optional); 1 clove garlic; 1 slice terasi, grilled; 5 green chillis; 1 shallot

Sambal Terasi

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Indonesian Food and Cookery

By Sri Owen

Published 1980

About

Unlike some other kinds of sambal, this one doesn’t keep, so make it in small quantities—just enough for one meal. It is very hot.

Ingredients

5 green chillis
1 shallot
1 slice terasi, g

Asia
Indonesia
Sauce
Pescatarian
Spicy
Gluten-free
South East Asia

Method

Boil the chillis for 6 minutes, seed them, and cut them up small. Then pound them together with the shallot, garlic, and grilled terasi. Season with salt, sugar if desired, and lime juice.