Indonesian Chile Paste

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Course : Mixes
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 1
 

Ingredients:

8 medium fresh red chilies -- serranos or jalapeno, -- seeds and stems removed
2 medium onions -- chopped
4 cloves garlic -- peeled and chopped
1 teaspoon shrimp or prawn paste
5 medium candlenuts or -- macadamia nuts
1 teaspoon tamarind concentrate
1 piece fresh galangal -- (or ginger) and chopped
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon brown sugar
2 medium dried kaffir lime leaves -- crushed
1 cup thick coconut milk
 

Preparation:

In a food processor or blender, combine the chilies, onions, garlic, shrimp or prawn paste, candlenuts, tamarind, and galangal, and puree to a fine paste. Heat the oil in a skillet. Add the paste and sauté‚ until aromatic, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for about 15 minutes or until the mixture thickens. Use to add heat to curries or other dishes. (Sambal Badjak) A World of Curries by Dave DeWitt and Arthur Pais ISBN 0-316-18224-9 pg 149