Easy Vegan Sambal (Red Chili paste)
An aromatic and delicious chili paste made from a blend of red jalapenõs, lemongrass, shallots, and garlic. Make a big batch of this paste and save for future use in curries, soups and rice diehs.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb [200g] red chili used red jalapeno
- 2 stalks lemongrass white part only
- 1 shallot about 100g
- 1 small bulb garlic about 6-8 cloves
- a few slices of ginger about 8 g
- ¾ cup [168g] oil for blending and cooking *separated to 1/2 cup + 1/4 cup
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Place chili, lemongrass, shallot, garlic, ginger and 1/2 cup of oil in a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Heat a non-stick tall pan then add in the remaining oil.
- Slowly pour in the blended mixture into the pan.
- Cook until the oil starts to separate from the chili by stirring continuously, about 20 minutes.
- Add sugar, salt and continue to cook for another 2-3 minutes. The mixture will turn darker.
- Turn off the heat and let cool before storing it into a jar.