Original Indonesian hot sauce, fresh from the blender, baby! Enjoy.
You'll need:
-Blender
-Habanero chilli (if you can't handle it, use jalapeno instead)
-Red bell pepper
-Garlic & Shallots (lots and lots)
-White vinegar
-Salt & sugar (1 teaspoon each)
-Water (half a cup)
Blend all together. I use this hot sauce as the base ingredient for everything: Indonesian curry, stir fry, fried rice & noodles.
Recipe by: Siska Silitonga, founder of www.gotoindo.com, an eco conscious tour operator that customizes tours to Indonesia.
Jordana G. says:
Yum this sounds so good. I can't wait to try it.
L G. says:
How long does this keep?
Siska S. says:
If you jar it properly and save it in the freezer it can last up to 1 month. My mother used to make 1 pound of this sauce each time, and separate them in small containers and save them in the freezer. She will defrost one jar at a time. We use this as the base for curry, stir fry and other SE Asian dishes. I'll post my home made peanut sauce very soon!
Juan carlos G. says:
Is this the sauce they call "sambal" or is it something else? Are you substituting large red chillies (found throughout South east Asia) with red bell peppers?
thank you
jc
Siska S. says:
It does call Sambal =0 you can use red bell pepper or any kind of red pepper. I think in some areas in the US you can't really find the Asian long red pepper, so that's why I use bell pepper instead. But ya..my mother would use that spicy, furious, red Asian pepper to make her sambal.
Juan carlos G. says:
thank you Siska! im actually from mexico and we have those chilies, but they are green - not red!
by the way, i thought that sambal was just extra spice which was added to any plate after it was cooked, and not the base curry sauce for the actual cooking of nasi goreng and other dishes.... can this sauce that you make serve both purposes or do you recommend only one?
Siska S. says:
Yes, the spicy sambal that you tried has extra something-something in it, such as shrimp paste, etc. It's too strong to be used for curry or stir fry base. Mine has less strong flavor, and easy to blend with other ingredients. That's why we use this for curry, and especially with tomato sauce. Use a little bit of vinegar only.
Juan carlos G. says:
Terimakasse Siska! Sampai Jumpa!