Name: Dried Anchovies Sambal
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1/2 of Red onion; or; Shallots; 1 cup Dried anchovies; 1 no Garlic pod; 4 nos Shallots; 10 nos Dried chillies; 1 tsp Prawn paste (optional); 1/4 tsp Salt; 1 tbsp Sugar

Dried Anchovies Sambal

By gitanair

• May 6, 2009

Dried Anchovies Sambal

Small dry fish sambal

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Others

Servings people

Ingredients

1/2 of Red onion
or
Shallots
1 cup Dried anchovies
1 no Garlic pod
4 nos Shallots
10 nos Dried chillies
1 tsp Prawn paste optional
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tbsp Sugar

Instructions

Rinse the dried anchovies and drain the water.
Fry the anchovies until they turn light brown and put aside.
Pound the prawn paste together with shallots, garlic, and deseeded dried chilies with a mortar and pestle.
:- You can also grind them with a food processor.
Slice the red onion into rings.
Soak the tamarind pulp in water for 15 minutes.
Squeeze the tamarind constantly to extract the flavor into the water.
Drain the pulp and save the tamarind juice.
Heat some oil in a pan and fry the spice paste until fragrant.
Add in the onion rings.
Add in the fish and stir well.
Add tamarind juice, salt, and sugar.
Simmer on low heat until the gravy thickens.
:- Good with rice.