Sambal is an Indonesian chili sauce or paste, typically made from a mixture of chillis with secondary ingredients such as shrimp paste, garlic, ginger, shallot, scallion, palm sugar, and lime juice. Sambal is an Indonesian loanword of Javanese origin (Javanese: ꦱꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦭ꧀ sambel). [2]

2021年10月8日 · Sambal comes from the Javanese word sambel, and is defined as a “chile paste” or “relish.” In fact, any condiment that counts chiles as an ingredient can be deemed a sambal. While ubiquitous all...

2020年8月10日 · But what exactly is sambal sauce, and why should you be putting it on (almost) everything? Here's what you need to know. Sambal is a spicy Indonesian chile paste with an extensive history in southeast Asia and a serious fan club in the U.S.

2023年2月23日 · "Sambal" is the Indonesian term for chili sauce, or a hot relish, and "oelek" refers to the crushing that happens of said sauce in a mortar and pestle—the traditional method for preparing this condiment.

2024年11月1日 · What is Sambal Oelek? While Sriracha is distinctly Thai, Sambal Oelek is Indonesian, and it is essentially a raw chili paste made from ground chili peppers. It uses only simple ingredients, traditionally red chili peppers, vinegar and salt.

2020年9月17日 · Sambal sauce is a spicy condiment made primarily of chili peppers. Learn about its varieties, how to use it, where to buy it, and substitutions.

2023年6月23日 · Sambal oelek is an Indonesian chili sauce or paste made from a variety of chili peppers ground together with a mortar and pestle. Sambal means hot sauce and oelek means pestle, Del Valle...

2023年9月21日 · Sambal oelek is an extremely versatile chili paste: It is excellent on its own as a condiment or a dipping sauce, it can be used as a base to build more sambals, or it can be cooked along with other ingredients to spice up everyday meals. Besides, sambal oelek is key to many Southeast Asian preparations.

2024年6月23日 · Sambal is the building block of Malaysian cooking, and this easy sambal recipe is the real deal. Learn how to make homemade sambal to bring its spicy, bold, and aromatic flavors to your dishes.

2025年3月21日 · A hot sauce in one of its purest forms, Indonesian sambal oelek is merely freshly ground hot red chiles with some salt and vinegar for flavor and preservation. Sure, it's simple, but it's also incredibly awesome and infinitely useful.