Indonesian Sambal Sauce

7 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup small dried hot red chili pepper, stemmed and seeded (even better if you can find them bottled in brine instead of dried)
  • 1 small onion, coarsely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon salt (omit if you use brined chilies)

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine all ingredients in a blender.
  2. 2
    Blend at high speed until ingredients are well chopped and blended.
  3. 3
    Pour mixture into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
  4. 4
    Reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until sauce is reduced by half, around 10-15 minutes. Sauce should be thick and uniform.
  5. 5
    Pour into a bowl and cool to room temperature.
  6. 6
    Enjoy!

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