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Sambal Belacan
A bottle of homemade sambal belacan (belachan) is surely a handy condiment to have in the fridge. You can add some at the side to any local dish such as fried bee hoon and fried rice. As a condiment, it makes any dish taste better. I swear I will be happy eating plain white rice with only sambal belacan! :)
Note: The more belacan (shrimp paste) you use, the darker the colour of the sambal chilli. To suit my personal tastebuds, I used more than the stated quantity in the recipe, hence the darker shade. I love adding more belacan when making this chilli for stir-fries. If using it solely as a condiment, I use less belacan, i.e. the actual quantity stated in the recipe.
You can use sambal belacan for stir-fries (pictured above), or fry it with some dried shrimps, garlic and shallots for a more Chinese version of spicy dried shrimps, or more commonly known locally as hae bee hiam. Making your sambal belachan is really easy since there is no cooking involved (except for toasting the belacan beforehand). It stores in the fridge for slightly more than a week.
Oh Gosh!!!! I love this I love this!!!! Esp stuff it inside fish stomach and pan-fried the fish…. I can almost taste it now…… :)
you’re totally making me miss 辣椒鱼 … I have to make it soon with my new batch of sambal belachan!
Next time, I shall try to make this sambal without stir-frying, sometimes I actually toast belachan in oven : ).
I always want to make this sauce, but a couple of ingredients are just difficult to get here..
This would be great to make the noodle stir-fry too.
Thanks for linking to me. Ahhhh, I miss the long and lengthy red chilies from home. The red chili I get here is short and plump and not very fiery, and too watery. I made some when my elder sister was here and she asked if I added water to the sambal. Aiya, the texture is just not the same.
Rasa Malaysia, try mixing it with some of those thin small green chillis which looks like chilli api to make it fiery for your sambal, that is if you could get them abroad.
Since I moved to Canada, I never fry my terasi anymore. I always toast it in the oven, then keep it in a jar.
Oh gosh just by looking at it’s content, I am already salivating. This looks damn good!
nice sambal belacan there~~ good to have a jar of those to served with white rice sometimes :D
Usually I get a bottle from my mom’s place, hehehe…
It is also taking me long to make this as I do not have the tools…(no blender and no M&P at this time)….
Sambal belachan is like the gateway to delicious spicy(fragrant) food :D
can i buy a jar off you? hehehe too lazy to make ;)