TEXT FOR PAKET "SUN" page 112, no 38

DRIED SHRIMP PASTE SAMBAL Sambal is used as a condiment or as a side dish for an Indonesian mostly, it can be very hot for the inexperienced. Adding sambal to the dish may heat up and raise your appetite. Sambal is also well known throughout Indonesia and the most popular one is sambal terasi (dried shrimp paste sambal). Here is the way how to make it. Ingredients ·         75gr bird’s eye chilies ·         5 pieces red chilies, deseeds ·         1 teaspoon terasi (dried shrimp paste), toasted ·         3 tomatoes, remove the skin and chopped ·         Grated coconut sugar, substitute palm sugar to taste ·         Salt to taste ·         Vegetable Oil Directions 1.    Grind bird’s eye chilies and red chilies using grinder machine into a smooth paste, add little water to make the thing keep turning--set aside. 2.    Meanwhile heat the oil in the pan over medium heat, add in the grinded chilies, stir about 25 minutes or until the chilies are cooked 3.    Add chopped tomatoes then stir frequently until the tomatoes are really dissolved. 4.    Add grated coconut sugar and toasted terasi (dried shrimp paste) keep stirring until all ingredients are well blended 5.    Season with sea salt then continue to stir until the sambal turn to a colour--slightly deep red and aromatic about 2 minutes. 6.    Remove from the heat and let it cool, transfer it into covered container and refrigerate. Adapted from http://beelittlefood.blogspot.com