SAMBAL
TOMAT
(Chilly Tomato Sauce )
INGREDIENTS :
750 g large chili, seeded and chopped
750 g birds eye chili, whole
1½ kg tomato, Skinned, wedged and seeded
200 g garlic, peeled and sliced
400 g shallot, peeled and sliced
50 g dried shrimp paste, roasted
100 g palm sugar, chopped
4 ea lemon juice
400 ml coconut oil
1 tbsp salt
PREPARATIONS :
Heat oil in heavy saucepan, add shallots and garlic and sauté
until golden, add chilies and continue to sauté until chilies
are soft. Add palm sugar and shrimp paste and continue to sauté
until sugar caramelizes. Finally add tomatoes and continue to sauté
until tomatoes are soft.
Set aside and cool. Grind in stone mortar and puree coarsely. Season
to taste with salt and lemon juice.
PS: Make sure to cook all ingredients over high heat while continuously
mixing. This will preserve nice red color.
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