Sambal udang
Sambal udang, from above
Non vegMalaysia

Sambal udang

Prawns tossed in a sweet, tangy, slow fried sambal with onion. Nasi lemak's best friend.

40 minTime
27 gProtein each
hotSpice
Prawns in sambal1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's waySlow fried sambal, tamarind and prawns.
The original
285kcalsame
27 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
40minutessame

Sambal udang.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Prawns (shrimp)large, peeled and deveined
Dried red chilli15, soaked
Shallots10
Garlic4 cloves
Shrimp paste1 tsp belacan
Tamarinda lime size piece, soaked
Jaggery1½ tbsp
Saltto taste
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp
Onion1, in rings

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Grind chillies, shallots, garlic and belacan into a paste.
  2. 2Fry the paste slowly in oil until dark red and the oil separates.
  3. 3Add tamarind water, jaggery and salt and simmer until thick.
  4. 4Add prawns and onion rings and toss until prawns are just pink and curled.
Serve it like this

Serve in a small bowl with nasi lemak or plain rice, cucumber slices and a boiled egg on the side.

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What goes with Sambal udang: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Nasi lemak75 min
Bread or rice Roti jala30 min
On the side Sambal kangkung15 min
On the side Coconut chutney10 min
To drink Teh tarik10 min
Something sweet Kuih seri muka90 min
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