Homemade Sambal Oelek Recipe #30248
A staple in Malaysian and Thai cooking. Oelek means grinding so sambal oelek means ground chilli sambal! This can also be frozen.
by dale!
20 min | 15 min prep
1 batch
- 1 lb red chilies
- 5 1/2 ounces garlic, peeled and chopped
- 5 1/2 ounces tender young ginger, peeled and chopped
- 2 stalks lemongrass, thinly sliced (white part only)
- 6 fluid ounces vinegar
- 8 ounces sugar
- salt, to taste
- 1 tablespoon lime zest, chopped
- Blend the chillies, garlic, ginger and lemon grass in a food processor or mortar and pestle.
- While processing gradually add the vinegar.
- Place the pureed mixture into a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Add the sugar and stir until dissolved.
- Add the salt and lime zest.
- Remove from the heat, cool and bottle in sterilised jars.
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