Sambal Bajak

this dish is one of my speciality my mom and grandma taught me how to make sambal. sambal itself is a big staple of indonesian cuisine, this particular sambal originating from east java we call it sambal bajak..


10-20 hot peppers you can used holland peppers or red bell pepper if you like if using red bell peppers used 3-4

6 cloves garlic diced
5 shallot or one big yellow onion diced

4 roma ripe tomatoes or any tomatoes diced


1 tsb shrimp paste if you dont have a shrimp paste anchovies is ok too
salt to taste
sugar to counter balance the heat you can used little if using bell pepper
oil to fry

DIRECTION
heat the oil in a wok and cook the shallot, peppers garlic and shrimp paste for 5-7 minutes or until it softened dont over cook it,set aside
return wok into the stove add mor eoil than cook the tomatoes until soft.


Transfer all the ingredient in the mortar or food procesor and grind it until become a rough paste add in salt and sugar.
after the paste well blended return sambal into the wok and cook for 5-8 minutes or until the sambal color become deep red. you can add sweet basil.