Recipe - Dried Prawn Sambal (Sambal Lada Udang Kering)

Stephen Ceideburg
1 pound Dried Prawns
1 lg Onion
20 Fresh red chillies
1 tablespoon Salt
One half cup Oil
One half cup Very thick coconut milk
(type I)
One half Lemon, juice only

Soak prawns in boiling hot water until they are soft. Rinse and drain, then
mince them. Grind onion and chillies until fine. Pound the chillies and
onion finely with salt. Heat oil and fry chilli mixture until soft. Add
minced prawns and mix well. Then add coconut milk, stirring and bring to
boil on medium heat. Reduce heat, allow to simmer until mixture is thick
for about 30 minutes. Stir from time to time. Add lemon juice 3 minutes
before finishing the cooking.

From "Dishes From Indonesia", Yohanni Johns, Thomas Nelson Ltd., Sydney,
1971. SBN 17 001929 2 [It says "SBN", not "ISBN" in the book. S.C.]

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