Anzeige
Sambal Udang – Shrimp in Spicy Sambal Sauce
More recipes: Indonesian Recipes · All Asian Recipes
Sambal Udang – Shrimp in Spicy Sambal Sauce
Laura Chen
4
10 minutes
20 minutes
220
Malaysian
Main course
Sambal udang is a Malaysian dish of shrimp cooked in a sauce of chili, onion, garlic and tamarind. The sauce tastes hot, tangy and slightly sweet. Steamed rice goes well with it.
Ingredients
- 500 g shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 2 red chilies, chopped
- 2 tbsp tamarind paste
- 1 tsp sugar
- Salt to taste
- 120 ml water
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Add the chopped onion, garlic and chilies and cook until soft and fragrant.
- Add the tamarind paste, sugar and salt and mix everything well.
- Add the shrimp and cook until pink and fully done, about 5-7 minutes.
- Pour in the water and simmer for about 5 minutes, until the sauce thickens.
- Serve hot, ideally with rice.
Reviews
No reviews yet. Did you cook this recipe? Tell us how it turned out.
Anzeige
More recipes: Indonesian Recipes · All Asian Recipes