I have a recipe that calls for sambal oelek and since I had quite a few dried red chilies I decided to make the sauce rather than purchase it at the store. The recipe calls for 1 pound of red chilies and since I was using dried I started with 1/2 pound and soaked them in water for 24 hours, thinking they would weigh more after they had soaked. Well, they still weighed 1/2 pound after soaking and they still seemed pretty dry, but the end result was very good and made enough for us and two to give away. I used the sambal oelek in a very tasty Spicy Crab Linguine, I will share that recipe tomorrow.
Sambal Oelek
1 pound red chilies
5 1/2 ounces garlic, peeled and chopped
5 1/2 ounces fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
1 teaspoon dried lemongrass
3/4 cup vinegar
1 cup sugar
salt to taste
1 tablespoon lime zest, chopped
Blend the chilies, garlic, ginger and lemongrass in a food processor. While processing gradually add the vinegar. Place the pureed mixture into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 3 minutes. Add the sugar and sitr until dissolved. Add the salt and lime zest. Remove from the heat, cool and bottle in sterilized jars.
Wow! I had no idea you could make that at home. Very cool. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteIt was easy to make, keep it in the refrigerator and add it to pasta dishes, rice dishes, eggs, anything you want to spice up.
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