RESEPI 54: SAMBAL IJO & SAMBAL PENYET WITH CHICKEN

I really love spicy foods. I love to cook spicy dishes. Sambal is my favorite especially sambal from Indonesia such as Sambal Ijo and Sambal Ayam Penyet.

This sambal cooked with chicken

Sambal Ijo has its own distinctive aroma and flavor because it is made from green chilies. Green chilies taste different from red chilies. The green color of Sambal does not mean that it’s not as tasty as other Sambal with red color. Sambal Ijo is a Fairly Spicy relish, not so spicy as you imagine because green chili is unripe chili and not yet grow to the hottest stage!! You can also serve this sambal to accompany fried side dishes such as deep-fry fish, fried chicken etc. It's simple relish but taste really delicious!!!!  

If you have low tolerance to spicy food but want to try Sambal, you can choose Sambal Ayam Penyet as a starter. It tastes sweet and Not Too Spicy despite of its dark red color. This sambal has similar ingredients to Sambal Belacan, but with addition of tamarind extract and nowadays, I noticed that some of seller make Sambal Ayam Penyet quite hot and use a lots of chilies. So, the recipe I want to share today is the combination of Sambal Ijo and Sambal Penyet. Let’s check it out!

INGREDIENTS

1 Bowl of Thai Green Chillies

15 Red Bird's Eye Chillies

6 Shallots

5 Garlic Cloves

4 Kaffir Lime Leaves

½ Inch Belacan/ Shrimp Paste

1 Tsp Salt

4 Tbsp. Sugar

1 Pcs Dry Garcinia Atroviridis a.k.a Asam Gelugur

Green Thai Chili that I used in my cooking

This is Red Thai Chili

This is Red & Green Bird Eye Chili

This is Dry Garcinia Atroviridis a.k.a Asam Gelugur

METHODS

Heat 5 tbsp. Oil and fry green chilies, red chilies, shallots and garlic about 3 minutes until fragrant. Then pound it using a mortar and pestle or grind coarsely in a food processor.

Using the same oil, cook the chilies paste.

Add 3 cup of water. And wait until oil floats to the top of the paste because moisture has

evaporated.

Add salt and sugar. Season based on your taste.

Later add the dry Garcinia and the kaffir lime leaves and mix well about 2 minutes.

Done!

You can served this sambal with hot rice and fried chicken.