Sambal Ulek
This is the base recipe for Indonesian chili sauces, called sambals. Sambal Ulek is simply chilies and salt pounded in a mortar.
Equipment
- Mortar & Pestle
Ingredients
Basic Sambal Ulek
- 20 red Bird's Eye chilies, any kind of chilies work, from mild to hot
- 2 teaspoons salt
For Sambal Trassi, add some
- shrimp paste
For Sambal Badjak, add some
- coconut cream
- candle nuts
- galangal
- lemongrass
Instructions
- Chop the chilies and remove stems. If you want a milder spiciness, remove the seeds. Place in a mortar with the salt and pound to your desired consistency.
- Place in a jar and store covered in the fridge and use as needed.
- To make the other versions, just add a bit of the other ingredient when you pound the chilies and salt.
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