Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, sambal trasi/terasi (indonesian shrimp paste chili sauce). It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Sambal terasi (or sambal belacan) is Indonesian chili sauce made from a mix of chilies, shallots, garlic, tomato, palm sugar, and most importantly, terasi. Terasi/belacan/shrimp paste is a block of fermented tiny shrimps (we call this rebon in Indonesian) with dark chocolate color and quite naturally, very sticky and pungent. Sambal Trasi/Terasi (Indonesian Shrimp Paste Chili Sauce) Here it is the most famous Indonesian chili sauce "Sambal Trasi/Terasi".
Sambal Trasi/Terasi (Indonesian Shrimp Paste Chili Sauce) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Sambal Trasi/Terasi (Indonesian Shrimp Paste Chili Sauce) is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook sambal trasi/terasi (indonesian shrimp paste chili sauce) using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Sambal Trasi/Terasi (Indonesian Shrimp Paste Chili Sauce):
- Make ready 8 chili peppers (jalapeno or serano) take out the seeds if you’re not a spicy food lover and cut into 3
- Get 3 birds eye chilies (optional-only if you really like it very spicy)
- Make ready 8 cloves shallots
- Prepare 5 cloves garlic
- Get 2 teaspoons trasi/terasi (shrimp paste)
- Take 1 big tomato, divide in 8
- Make ready 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
- Take 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Make ready some salt
Indonesia has various kinds of 'sambal' recipes which are served as hot and spicy condiments for dishes such as grilled chicken or fish, fried chicken or fish, fried ribs, and many others dishes. Sambal Trasi/Terasi (Indonesian Shrimp Paste Chili Sauce). In Indonesia, shrimp paste is called "terasi" while in Singapore and Malaysia it is called "belacan". So the terms Sambal Terasi and Sambal Belachan can actually be used interchangeably.
Instructions to make Sambal Trasi/Terasi (Indonesian Shrimp Paste Chili Sauce):
- Heat the vegetable oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Fry chili peppers, birds eye chilies, tomato, shallots, garlic, and trasi/terasi (shrimp paste) until fragrant. Remove from the heat.
- Grind them in a stone mortar or pestle.
- Add coconut sugar and salt as to taste.
- Serve with your choice of dish! 😋😋😋
- Note: If you don’t have a mortar or a pestle, you can always use a handy chopper to save your time. I did ☝🏻 and it still tastes as delicious 😋
- Indonesian stone mortar
Sambal terasi (or sambal belacan) is Indonesian chili sauce made from a mix of chilies, shallots, garlic, tomato, palm Sambal terasi is a sauce made with shrimp paste and a variety of common peppers, as well as chili peppers. Heat oil in a wok/frying pan over medium-high heat. Sauté spice paste, lemongrass, and dried red chilies until fragrant and cooked. Add water, tamarind juice, salt, and sugar. Stir, then cover the wok/pan with a lid, and bring to a boil.
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