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Sambal Oelek

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Learn to make Sambal Oelek, which means “ground chili sauce.” This is considered base sambal, used as the starting point for many different varieties. It’s quite spicy, and I use it all the time when cooking Indonesian foods.

When I was dating my (now) wife, she came to visit me in The Netherlands. One day, I am cooking something with Sambal Oelek, and she asked me what that was. I put some on a spoon, and said “taste it.” She tried the spoon, and well…. wasn’t thrilled iwth me. I’m a lucky man that she kept dating me, and eventually, married me!

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Sambal Oelek

Learn to make Sambal Oelek, which means "ground chili sauce." This is considered base sambal, used as the starting point for many different varieties. It's quite spicy, and I use it all the time when cooking Indonesian foods.

Course Condiment

Cuisine Indonesian

Keyword chili, chili paste, condiment, Indonesian Food, oelek, sambal

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings teaspoons

Calories 3kcal

Equipment

Food Processor

Ingredients

Sambal Oelek

325 g Red Chili Peppers (I use either FInger Hot Red Chilies, or Cayenne Peppers)
5 g Salt

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Instructions

Cut the stem and shoulders of the chilies, and give them a rough chop. No need to de-seed, you want this to be spicy.
Add the cut-up chilies to your food processor, and process until it turns into a paste. There will be little pieces left, as well as seeds; that is OK.
Transfer the chili paste to a bowl, and mix salt through it. Let it sit for some time, and then put it in a jar, and store in the fridge.