Asian Recipes - Indonesian Sambal Shrimp (Udang) Recipe

Ingredients

• 800 g medium-large prawns

• 1 tbsp brown sugar

• 50 g red chili

• 250 g shallots

• 2 stalks lemon grass

• 10 g candle nuts

• 10 g shrimp paste

• 2 tbsp tamarind

• 30 g oil

• 8 tomatoes quartered

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Shell and de-vein prawns and season with sugar and salt.

2. Blend red chills, shallots, lemon grass, candle nut and shrimps paste to smooth paste.

3. Prepare 1 cup tamarind juice from the tamarind and strain it.

4. Fry blended ingredients in oil.

5. Add prawns and fry for 5 minutes and add tomatoes and tamarind juice.

6. Cook for about 5 to 8 minutes till prawns are cooked and the sauce thickened.

7. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve.