Name: Sambal tomat
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 personnes
Cuisine: Indonésienne
Ingredients: 80 g shallot(s); 35 g garlic; 350 g tomato(es); 70 g chili pepper(s); 1 tbsp shrimp paste; 3 kaffir lime leaf(s); 1 lime(s); 150 ml vegetable oil; 50 ml water; 1 tsp salt; 3 tbsp sugar

Recipe

30 min Medium

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Servings

4 personnes

Ingredients

Instructions

Preparing the ingredients:

1Peel and slice the shallots and garlic cloves.
2Wash the tomatoes and cut them into small dice.
3Remove the stems from the red chilies and small chilies, then cut them into rounds.
4Finely chop the kaffir lime leaves.
5Cut the shrimp paste into pieces.
6Squeeze the lime.

Preparing the sambal tomat:

7Heat a little oil in a pan.
8Sauté the shallots and garlic briefly, without browning them.
9Transfer them to a blender.
10Add the shrimp paste, then blend until you get a smooth paste.
11Sauté the red chilies and small chilies over low heat until tender.
12Add them to the previous mixture and blend again.
13Heat a little oil in the pan.
14Sauté the tomatoes over high heat for a few minutes.
15Add the chili paste, kaffir lime leaves, salt, sugar, and mushroom stock.
16Mix carefully.
17Pour in the water and simmer over low heat until the liquid evaporates and you get a thick consistency.
18Remove from the heat.
19Drizzle with a splash of lime juice just before serving.
20Serve as an accompaniment to grilled fish, meats, seafood, or white rice.

About this dish

Originating from Indonesia, sambal tomat is a traditional condiment made from tomatoes, chilies, shallots, garlic, and shrimp paste, cooked until it reaches a smooth texture. Milder and slightly tangier than many other sambals, it pairs perfectly with grilled fish and seafood, meats, fried chicken, vegetables, tofu, tempeh, or simply a bowl of white rice.