Sambal Sauce

Name: Sambal Sauce
Total time: 45
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1 tomato, chopped; 1 bulb garlic, peeled and crushed; 0.5 onion, chopped; 1 cup chopped serrano chiles, with seeds; 2 tablespoons white sugar; 2 tablespoons salt; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1 tablespoon belacan shrimp paste; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 lemongrass, bruised; 2 fresh curry leaves; 1 (1/2 inch) piece galangal, thinly sliced; 2 tablespoons tamarind juice

Recipe by Robin from allrecipes.com

45 Mins.

Ingredients

16 servings

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1 tomato, chopped
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1 bulb garlic, peeled and crushed
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0.5 onion, chopped
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1 cup chopped serrano chiles, with seeds
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2 tablespoons white sugar
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2 tablespoons salt
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2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

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1 tablespoon belacan shrimp paste
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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2 lemongrass, bruised
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2 fresh curry leaves
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1 (1/2 inch) piece galangal, thinly sliced
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2 tablespoons tamarind juice

Instructions

Place tomato, garlic, onion, chiles, sugar, salt, lime juice, and shrimp paste into a blender; process until smooth.
Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Pour chile purée into hot oil. Stir in lemongrass, curry leaves, and galangal. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture changes color and becomes very fragrant, about 15 minutes.
Stir in tamarind juice; cook for 1 minute. Strain sauce before serving.