Indonesian Sambal Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup small dried hot red chili pepper, stemmed and seeded (even better if you can find them bottled in brine instead of dried)
• 1 small onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt (omit if you use brined chilies)

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients in a blender.
• 2 blend at high speed until ingredients are well chopped and blended.
• 3 pour mixture into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
• 4 reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until sauce is reduced by half, around 10-15 minutes. sauce should be thick and uniform.
• 5 pour into a bowl and cool to room temperature.
• 6 enjoy!