Best Homemade Sambal Oelek Recipes

10-MINUTE SAMBAL OELEK RED CHILI PASTE (BETTER THAN WALMART!)

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This 10-minute Sambal Oelek recipe takes red chili peppers, vinegar, salt, garlic, and lime to make the famous Indonesian red chili paste that's absolutely bursting with flavor! We guarantee it tastes better than the storebought sambal oelek you'll find in Walmart! Our homemade sambal oelek pairs exceptionally well with Asian fried rice, noodles, and much more. And it's naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan.

Provided by DWELL by Michelle

Categories Dips

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 pound red chili peppers (, washed & de-stemmed)
3 tbsp oil
2 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp salt
3 cloves garlic (, minced)
¾ tbsp palm sugar

Steps:

Heat oil in a wok or skillet on medium-high heat. Add in chili peppers and garlic. Stir-fry for about 2-3 minutes, or until garlic is fragrant and chili peppers are soft.
Remove from heat and transfer the ingredients into a molcajete. Add all the remaining ingredients and grind until a rough paste forms. Alternatively, you can add all of the ingredients into a food processor and pulse until roughly combined.
Add sambal oelek into a jar and cover tightly. Refrigerate until ready to use. ENJOY!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 18 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving

HOMEMADE SAMBAL OELEK

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A staple in Malaysian and Thai cooking. Oelek means grinding so sambal oelek means ground chilli sambal! This can also be frozen.

Provided by dale7793

Categories Thai

Time 20m

Yield 1 batch

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 lb red chile
5 1/2 ounces garlic, peeled and chopped
5 1/2 ounces tender young ginger, peeled and chopped
2 stalks lemongrass, thinly sliced (white part only)
6 fluid ounces vinegar
8 ounces sugar
salt, to taste
1 tablespoon lime zest, chopped

Steps:

Blend the chillies, garlic, ginger and lemon grass in a food processor or mortar and pestle.
While processing gradually add the vinegar.
Place the pureed mixture into a saucepan and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
Add the sugar and stir until dissolved.
Add the salt and lime zest.
Remove from the heat, cool and bottle in sterilised jars.

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