Sambal Hebi (Dried Shrimp Sambal) is a fragrant dish, it is usually served with cucumber. It can also be used as a condiment, you may serve it together with Rice Cooker Version “Claypot” Chicken Rice. If you prefer spicy bak chang, making Sambal Hebi Bak Chang is a great idea too.
CHINESE VERSION: 香辣叁巴虾米/Sambal 虾米
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Sambal Hebi (Dried Shrimp Sambal) | MyKitchen101en
Yields: about 550 g (10 servings)
Ingredients:
- 200 g dried shrimp (soaked & drained)
- 220 ml cooking oil
- 30 g garlic
- 45 g dried chilies (seeded, rinsed & drained)
- 65 g red chili (seeded)
- 130 g shallot
- 5 1/2 tbsps fine sugar
- 1 tsp fine salt
Instructions:
1 Process soaked dried shrimp until fine (you may pound with mortar and pestle).
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2 Blend together garlic and cooking oil until fine. Add dried chilies in 3 batches, blend until smooth. Add in red chili, blend until smooth. Add in shallot, blend until smooth.
3 Pour chili paste into non-stick cooking pan, bring to the boil. Reduce to medium heat, cook for 6-7 minutes until fragrant. Discard excess chili oil.
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4 Add in sugar and salt, mix well. Add in dried shrimp, mix well.
5 Cook over medium heat for 11-12 minutes until fragrant.
Sambal Hebi (Dried Shrimp Sambal)
Sambal Hebi (Dried Shrimp Sambal) is a fragrant dish, it is usually served with cucumber. It can also be used as a condiment.
- 200 g dried shrimp (soaked & drained)
- 220 ml cooking oil
- 30 g garlic
- 45 g dried chilies (seeded, rinsed & drained)
- 65 g red chili (seeded)
- 130 g shallot
- 5½ tbsps fine sugar
- 1 tsp fine salt
Process soaked dried shrimp until fine (you may pound with mortar and pestle).
Blend together garlic and cooking oil until fine. Add dried chilies in 3 batches, blend until smooth. Add in red chili, blend until smooth. Add in shallot, blend until smooth.
Pour chili paste into non-stick cooking pan, bring to the boil. Reduce to medium heat, cook for 6-7 minutes until fragrant. Discard excess chili oil.
Add in sugar and salt, mix well. Add in dried shrimp, mix well.
Cook over medium heat for 11-12 minutes until fragrant.
This recipe yields about 550 g of dried shrimp sambal divided into 10 servings.
The nutritional value for reference is for 1 serving of dried shrimp sambal.
I am thoroughly amazed and very happy my sambal hebi as according to aunty’s recipe turned out excellently. Simple, easy but a little sweat especially chopping up ( machine assisted ) the dried shrimps ( hebi ).
Thank you very much.
Needless to say…5-Star winner to aunty.
Glad that you like it.