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!