Best Sambal Salamat Recipes

SAMBAL MATAH - AUTHENTIC BALINESE RAW SAMBAL RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare all of the raw ingredients. Roughly slice the shallots into 3 thick pieces, finely slice the chilli (but do not de-seed) and finely shred the kaffir lime leaf (taking out the stem if it is woody).
• Place the chopped ingredients into a mixing bowl and add the oil and salt (and sugar if using).
• Grab a handful of the mixture and squeeze fairly hard. Mix your squeezed handful back into the remainder and repeat 5-10 times until all of the mixture has been squeezed. This process helps to combine all the flavours.
• Taste the sambal. It should be well-seasoned with salt (otherwise it will taste flat). The kaffir lime fragrance and chilli heat should have started to permeate every bite. Adjust the salt, sugar and oil levels to your liking.
• The sambal is ready to serve. You can also leave it covered in the fridge (for at least 3 days) and it gets better over time as the flavours combine even further.

SAMBAL SALAMAT

Steps:

• Deskin and deseed each tomato, chopping the remaining flesh finely. Put into a bowl.
• Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Allow to marinate for a minimum of two hours before serving.

SAMBAL TUMIS

Steps:

• Put the anchovies in a bowl of cold water and soak for 5 minutes. Put the dried chiles in a small pot, add water to cover and boil for 5 minutes or until chiles begin to soften. Drain the chiles, remove stems, slice open lengthwise and scrape out seeds. (Chile seeds can irritate the skin, so wear rubber or plastic gloves.) Remove and discard seeds from the Thai and red chiles and slice. Transfer all chiles to a food processor, pulse to blend and set aside.
• In a ramekin or small bowl, combine the belacan with 1 teaspoon water, mixing and adding more water as needed until there are no lumps. Drain the anchovies and add to the chiles in the food processor, along with the hydrated belacan, shallots, garlic, diced tomato and 1/3 cup of canola oil. Process into a smooth purée. (If the mixture still seems chunky, add more oil, a tablespoon at a time, and process until smooth.) In a separate ramekin or small bowl, mix tamarind paste with 2 teaspoons water until the paste is smooth and loose.
• Heat the remaining 1/3 cup of oil in a wok or large skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add the sambal purée and lemongrass stalks; stir tamarind into the sambal until combined and add salt to taste. Cook over low heat for about 20 minutes, stirring often, until the oil begins to separate and the sambal has thickened and turned brownish-red.
• Add the sambal to dish of your liking, such as mee goreng, or serve with fried tempeh. (Once it's added to a dish, remove the lemongrass. If storing the sambal for later use, keep the lemongrass.) When stored in small containers, sambal tumis can last for up to one week in the refrigerator, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.