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Prawn Sambal is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Prawn Sambal is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have prawn sambal using 26 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Prawn Sambal:
- Get A. 1 kg Prawns
- Take B. Blended
- Get 1 C dried chilies
- Get 1 medium size brown onion
- Prepare 5 garlic
- Get 5 candlenuts
- Make ready 2 thumb size Belacan / shrimp paste / terasi
- Prepare c
- Take 1 thumb size Tamarind paste
- Get 2-3 tbsp water
- Prepare D. Seasonings
- Get 46 g coconut sugar or palm sugar - grated, crushed or shaved
- Prepare 1 tbsp sugar
- Make ready 1/2 tsp (or to taste) chicken seasoning powder
- Get Notes on Dried Chillies
- Make ready ~ Asian groceries sell variety of Dried Chilies that are packed in different sizes. It ranges from mildest to hottest. We usually get two big bags, the mildest and the hottest
- Take ~ In most of my Asian recipes, i combine these two types, 1/3 of the hottest ones and the rest is the mild type. Adjust your preferred heat accordingly. Experiment and know your chillies
- Prepare ~ The mildest one is needed for the paste and the hottest one is, of course, for the heat
- Make ready ~ It’s best to check the label before buying. Most labels do include the level of heat of their packed chillies from mild to EXTRA HOT
- Make ready Notes on Tamarind:
- Get ~ Tamarind is available in most, if not all, Asian groceries. It comes in a block of pulp with either seeds or seedless and also in a jar/container of concentrated thick paste
- Get ~ We prefer the seedless tamarind paste that comes in a block. Soak a thumb-size in hot water, then push the pulp through a sieve and discard any fibers and broken seeds
- Take Notes on Coconut Sugar:
- Take ~ Coconut sugar is added for its flavour. It’s available from Asian groceries and labeled as Coconut Sugar
- Take ~ A packet of Pure Coconut Sugar comes with small blocks that usually weigh around 46g - 50g
- Make ready ~ Unlike Palm Sugar, a block of Pure Coconut Sugar melt easily when expose to heat and it’s fairly easy to crush, shave or grate
This is one of the easiest way to prepare sambal prawn in Singapore. Remember not to overcooked the prawns. Here's another Hari Raya holiday dish! Prawns stir-fried in a spicy and sour sambal oelek with vegetables.
Instructions to make Prawn Sambal:
- Prep all the ingredients. Clean the prawn but leave the shells on. Soak tamarind paste in 2-3 tbsp of hot water. Then use your finger to mash until it 'dissolves' and you have a light brown thick juice or sauce. Keep aside. Soak and soften cut dried chillies in hot water. Blend softened dried chillies with the rest of the ingredients in B.
- Cooking the prawn sambal - Heat 1/3 cup of cooking oil in a wok or big deep pan. Add B (blended ingredients, cook and stir for 5 minutes over high heat until the paste is separated from the oil. Stir in C and then add A (the prawns). Turn to medium heat and simmer for a minute.
- Season with D. Taste and adjust seasonings accordingly. Add few tablespoons of water if necessary. The sambal, however, should be thick. Once the prawns turn to bright pink or red, the prawn sambal is ready. Avoid over cooking the prawn. Remove from the heat and dish up.
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