Sambal Oelek


Sambal Oelek




Sambal Oelek aka Sambal Ulek. A delicious spicy chili sauce made with chilies, onion, shallots, garlic, tomatoes and oil. Ready in 20 minutes!


PREP TIME 10minutes 
COOK TIME 10minutes
TOTAL TIME 20minutes
COURSE Condiments
CUISINE South-East Asian
SERVINGS 2 cups
CALORIES PER SERVING 786 kcal

INGREDIENTS
  

  • 2 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
  • 70 grams red chili peppers For mild version: use red chili peppers like serrano's, fresno, cayenne, or tobasco. For extra spicy: use bird's eye chillies
  • 70 grams green chili peppers For mild version, use jalapeno peppers. For extra spicy: use bird's eye chillies
  • 260 grams tomatoes I used cherry tomatoes for a sweeter flavour
  • 2 shallots halved
  • 1 small yellow onion sliced
  • 1 bulb garlic peeled

Seasoning

  • ½ cup vegetable oil or any neutral oil 
  • 4 tablespoon white granulated sugar
  • ½ tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 3 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder omit if vegan (aka chicken stock powder)

INSTRUCTIONS
 

  • In a hot wok or deep pan on high heat, add 2 tablespoon vegetable oil, followed by your red and green chilis, onion, shallots, tomatoes and garlic cloves. Char them until the edges are browned. 
  • Remove and transfer to a blender, food processor or mortar and pestle. Blend on high or ground with pestle until finely grounded.
  • Pour the ingredients back into the pan. Tip: I recommend turning on the stove fan on high or cooking this outdoors on a portable stovetop to prevent inhaling hot chili smoke which can lead to a coughing fest!
  • Bring the paste to a boil and add ½ cup vegetable oil, sugar, salt, lime juice and chicken powder. Stir to mix. Allow this to simmer on low heat for 10 minutes uncovered. Taste and season with more sugar, salt or chicken powder if needed.
  • Allow this to cool and transfer to a mason jar. Serve & enjoy!

Notes

Store sambal sauce in fridge in an airtight container to last for at least a week. You can freeze your plastic jar of sambal and it will last 5-6 months.

NUTRITION
 


Calories: 786kcal  

Carbohydrates: 43g  

Protein: 3g  

Fat: 69g  

Saturated Fat: 8g  

Cholesterol: 1mg  

Sodium: 2591mg  

Potassium: 568mg  

Fiber: 5g  

Sugar: 34g  

Vitamin A: 1418IU  

Vitamin C: 77mg  

Calcium: 43mg  

Iron: 1mg

 

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