Crushed Chillis – Sambal Ulek

Servings: 6 Difficulty: Advanced
International-style savory and satisfying main that brings home-style flavor to your table
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This International main features Red chillis, Salt. The flavors come together beautifully. Great for weeknight dinners or when you want something satisfying for the whole family. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

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Crushed Chillis – Sambal Ulek

Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 6 Calories: 993.4

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This International main features Red chillis, Salt. The flavors come together beautifully. Great for weeknight dinners or when you want something satisfying for the whole family. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. The ulek-ulek is the implement you use to crush candlenuts, chillis, etcetera in a cobek.
  2. Sambal Ulek is made of chillis that have been crushed this way.
  3. This is a very basic sambal, which is useful to keep in quantity, so that you can use it for quite a lot of recipes which specify red chillis as one of the ingredients.
  4. As this sambal can be stored for at least 2 weeks in the refrigerator, it is worth while making quite a lot of it.
  5. But to crush the chillis in a cobek with the ulek-ulek is very laborious.
  6. A food processor is a great help here.
  7. Seed and
  8. chop the red chillis roughly, then put all these into a saucepan and half-
  9. fill the saucepan with boiling water.
  10. Boil the chillis for 8 minutes.
  11. Drain, and put them into the food processor, using the blade for mincing meat.
  12. Let the machine run for a minute or so.
  13. For Sambal Ulek you don't want the chilli paste to be too smooth.
  14. Put this sambal into a jar, stir in the salt, cover the jar tightly and keep in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 6


Amount Per Serving
Calories 993.4kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.0g0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g0%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 14627.6mg610%
Total Carbohydrate 255.4g86%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g0%
Sugars 255.4g
Protein 0.0g0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: blending, boiling, chillis, crushed, international, main, red, salt, sambal, title, ulek, vegan
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