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Sambal Tempoyak (Anchovies with Fermented Durian Chili Paste)

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Sauce, Fermented

Tags: indonesian, medium difficulty, recipes using anchovy, recipes using bitter bean, recipes using chile paste and sauce, recipes using coconut milk, recipes using durian, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ASambal_Tempoyak_%28Anchovies_with_Fermented_Durian_Chili_Paste%29)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ASambal%20Tempoyak%20%28Anchovies%20with%20Fermented%20Durian%20Chili%20Paste%29&oldid=4510823

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 100 g ikan bilis (dried anchovies)
  • 3 tbsp tempoyak
  • 2 tbsp coconut milk
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 10 bird's eye chillis (chilli padi)
  • 2 tbsp chili paste
  • 2 cm piece fresh turmeric root
  • 10 petai seeds, skin removed
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 2 stalks lemon grass, smashed

Directions

  1. Remove heads and entrails from ikan bilis. Wash and soak for 10 minutes. Deep-fry until crisp.
  2. Combine 2 tbsp of tempoyak, coconut milk, salt, chilis, chili paste, turmeric root, and petai seeds. Grind to make a paste.
  3. Heat oil in a pan and stir-fry the sambal paste with lemon grass until it becomes fragrant.
  4. Add the rest of tempoyak and boil gently over low heat until gravy is thickened.
  5. Add salt to taste. Serve with crisp ikan bilis, petai and rice.