Description
Sambal pencok is a super-spicy, super-potent raw Sundanese sambal made of chillies, lesser galangal, and garlic, topped with fresh long beans that add a crunchiness to the dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 bird’s eye chillies
- 1 big red chilli, chopped
- 2 small cloves garlic, peeled, chopped
- 2 cm lesser galangal, peeled, chopped
- 0.5 tsp roasted shrimp paste
- Salt to taste
- A dash of sugar (optional)
- 3 long beans, cut to small pieces
Instructions
- Using a mortar and pestle, pound into a coarse paste: bird’s eye chillies, red chilli, garlic, lesser galangal, roasted shrimp paste, salt and sugar.
- Add the long beans and gently press against the chilli paste.
- Mix everything together.
- Sambal pencok is ready to serve.
Notes
- Always choose the freshest ingredients for the best result.
Keywords: Quick & Easy, Spicy, Shrimp paste