Sambal Sandwiches

Sandwich Recipe
Ingredients:
4 slices of White Bread, cut away the side.
Dried Shrimp Sambal
Butter for spreading
Cucumber, sliced
Tomato, sliced

Methods:
1. Spread both side of the bread with some butter.
2. Arrange cucumber on the base, spread sambal on top.
3. Top up with tomato slices and finally another slice of bread.
4. Cut sandwich diagonally & serve with hot coffee or tea.




Dried Shrimp Sambal Recipe
Ingredients:
10 nos Dried chillies (cili kering), washed & soaked
1 medium sized Onion, chopped
1 medium sized Onion, sliced thinly
1 nos Lemon grass - about 5 cm long, sliced
2 cm long Belacan, rinsed
30gm Dried Shrimp (udang kering), washed & soaked
100ml Tamarind juice (squeeze & soak)
6 tbsp Oil

Methods:
1. Soak 1 tbsp of tamarind paste with water. Squeeze the paste a little to brings out the flavour. Set aside.
2. Soak dried chillis. Set aside.
3. Combine dried chillies, lemon grass & belacan in a blender. Add in 2 tbsp of water. Blend until paste is formed.
4. Do not over blend the ingredients, it should be just nice or semi-paste.
5. Add in dried shrimp, blend for 2 rounds. Set aside.
6. Heat oil, sautee sliced onions until fragrant.
7. Add in blended paste, sautee slowly (stir & mix occasionally) till paste becomes fragrant & thick.
8. Add in tamarind juice bit by bit, keep on stirring & mixing till paste becomes thick again.
9. Dish up. Serve with rice, hard boiled eggs or even SANDWICH! Enjoy!


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