Recipe for Jun's mild sambal

Thursday, December 11, 2025

By popular demand, we will be sharing recipes with you on a regular basis.

We start with Jun's mild sambal ( delicious with krupuk).

Ingredients

5 chili peppers (Spanish peppers)

3 pointed peppers

4 cloves of garlic

1 onion

1 teaspoon trassi (shrimp paste)

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4 tablespoons oil

2 tomatoes

sugar and salt

1 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder, if desired

 

Preparation

1 Grind the first 5 ingredients in a food processor

2 Fry the mixture with 4 tablespoons of oil until the aromas are released and everything is lightly browned (stir regularly).

3 Add a little water (2 tbsp) and simmer for 5 minutes.

4 Finely chop the tomatoes and add them to the sambal.

5 Add salt to taste, a little sugar, and, if desired, a teaspoon of chicken bouillon powder.

For the vegetarian version, omit the trassi and chicken stock.

Good luck with the preparation!