Sambal Sotong
Squid cooked fast in a thick chilli sambal so it stays tender.
Prep
12 min
Cook
18 min
Total
30 min
Serves
4
Per serving
403 kcal
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Instructions
Step 1: Score the cleaned squid and cut it into pieces.
Step 2: Fry the blended shallots and garlic in the vegetable oil until soft.
Step 3: Add the chilli paste and toasted belacan and fry until the oil separates.
Step 4: Stir in the tamarind paste, palm sugar, salt and water and simmer into a thick sambal.
Step 5: Add the squid and the onion and cook briefly until the squid turns opaque and is just firm.
Ingredients
Quantities update automatically for 4 servings.
- 700 gSquid — cleaned and scored
- 4 tbspChilli paste
- 5 wholeShallot — blended
- 4 clovesGarlic — blended
- 10 gBelacan — toasted
- 1 ½ tbspTamarind paste
- 2 tbspPalm sugar
- 1 wholeOnion — sliced
- 4 tbspVegetable oil
- 1 tspSalt
- 120 mlWater
Nutrition
Nutrition per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Not yet reviewed.
- Calories
- 403 kcal
- Protein
- 30.6 g
- Carbohydrates
- 29.2 g
- Fat
- 18.3 g
- Saturated fat
- 2.8 g
- Fibre
- 2.8 g
- Sugar
- 15.3 g
- Sodium
- 1121 mg
These figures are estimates for general information only and are not medical or dietary advice.