Sambal Trasi/Terasi (Indonesian Shrimp Paste Chili Sauce)
Sambal Trasi/Terasi (Indonesian Shrimp Paste Chili Sauce)

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, sambal trasi/terasi (indonesian shrimp paste chili sauce). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Sambal Trasi/Terasi (Indonesian Shrimp Paste Chili Sauce) is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Sambal Trasi/Terasi (Indonesian Shrimp Paste Chili Sauce) is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

In Indonesia, shrimp paste is called "terasi" while in Singapore and Malaysia it is called "belacan". So the terms Sambal Terasi and Sambal Belachan can actually be used interchangeably. In Indonesia, shrimp paste is called "terasi" while in Singapore and Malaysia it is called "belacan".

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have sambal trasi/terasi (indonesian shrimp paste chili sauce) using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Sambal Trasi/Terasi (Indonesian Shrimp Paste Chili Sauce):
  1. Prepare 8 chili peppers (jalapeno or serano) take out the seeds if you’re not a spicy food lover and cut into 3
  2. Prepare 3 birds eye chilies (optional-only if you really like it very spicy)
  3. Get 8 cloves shallots
  4. Make ready 5 cloves garlic
  5. Prepare 2 teaspoons trasi/terasi (shrimp paste)
  6. Take 1 big tomato, divide in 8
  7. Prepare 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
  8. Take 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
  9. Make ready some salt

Sambal terasi (or sambal belacan) is Indonesian chili sauce made from a mix of chilies, shallots, garlic, tomato, palm sugar, and most Terasi/belacan/shrimp paste is a block of fermented tiny shrimps (we call this rebon in Indonesian) with dark chocolate color and quite naturally, very sticky. Sambal is an Indonesian chili sauce or paste typically made from a mixture of a variety of chili peppers with secondary ingredients such as shrimp paste, garlic, ginger, shallot, scallion, palm sugar. Sambal terasi / sambal belacan is one of the quintessential condiments or ingredients in Southeast Asia. It is perfect to serve on the side or to use it as an Basically a basic spicy chili sauce (sambal) made with red chilies, shallots, garlic, tomatoes are mixed with terasi for an extra punch of flavor.

Steps to make Sambal Trasi/Terasi (Indonesian Shrimp Paste Chili Sauce):
  1. Heat the vegetable oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Fry chili peppers, birds eye chilies, tomato, shallots, garlic, and trasi/terasi (shrimp paste) until fragrant. Remove from the heat.
  2. Grind them in a stone mortar or pestle.
  3. Add coconut sugar and salt as to taste.
  4. Serve with your choice of dish! πŸ˜‹πŸ˜‹πŸ˜‹
  5. Note: If you don’t have a mortar or a pestle, you can always use a handy chopper to save your time. I did ☝🏻 and it still tastes as delicious πŸ˜‹
  6. Indonesian stone mortar

Sambal Terasi (Dried Shrimp Chili Sauce ). "Sambal" or "sambel"(in Javanese) is some kind of hot relish served as "sauce-like" with food. In it's natural and original taste, sambal are hot and highly flavoured. Shrimp paste Chili Sauce: Sweet delicious hot. Sambal Terasi has a tangy and strong flavor. This sauce is one of the more common types of Indonesian style Sambal.

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