Nasi Goreng Sauce Recipe

Nasi Goreng Sauce Recipe

(Fried Rice Sauce)

150 ml vegetable oil

200 g shallots, peeled and sliced

100 g garlic, peeled and sliced

375 g red chilies, seeded and sliced

375 g bird's eye chilies, whole

4 salam leaves (Indonesian bay leaves)

1½ tablespoon dried shrimp paste (terasi), roasted

75 g palm sugar, chopped

500 g tomatoes, peeled and seeded

Salt to taste

1 tablespoon lime juice or more to taste

Method:

Heat oil in heavy saucepan.  Add shallots and garlic and sauté until golden.  Add chilies and salam leaves and sauté until chilies are soft.  Add shrimp paste and palm sugar and continue to sauté until sugar caramelizes.  Add tomatoes and sauté until soft, then remove from heat and set aside to cool completely.  Grind paste coarsely in a stone mortar or pulse in a blender (processor) for a similar effect.  Season and adjust to taste with salt and lime juice.