Lara Lee's Sambal Tomat (Tomato Sambal)
★★★★★
PREP TIME
5 minutes
COOK TIME
10 minutes
MAKES
250 grams (about 16 portions)
Ingredients
20
long red chillies (about 250 grams), deseeded and sliced
2
garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
20 grams
ginger (about 4-cm piece), peeled and sliced
2
small banana shallots or 4 Thai shallots, peeled and sliced
180 grams
cherry tomatoes
1 teaspoon
tamarind paste (or 1 teaspoon lime juice mixed with 1 teaspoon brown sugar)
1/2 teaspoon
palm sugar or brown sugar
Instructions
- Place the chillies, garlic, ginger, shallots and tomatoes in a food processor and blend to a semi-fine paste, retaining a little texture.
- Place a frying pan over a medium heat and add 4 tablespoons of oil. Add the paste to the pan and cook, stirring continuously, for 10–15 minutes or until the sambal darkens, is fragrant and reduces to a thick consistency. Season with the tamarind paste, sugar, salt and pepper. Leave to cool.
