Sambal Goreng Kering Tempe

Recipe by Dapur Rasamasa

Easy
Spicy
Low Cost
Quick

Serve: 1 Jar

This simple tasting sambal with crispy tempeh fry mixed in it can add an interesting taste to a warm plate of rice, plain white or the festive yellow rice.

500 gram tempeh, julienned into medium size
Cooking oil, heated
10 red chilies, thinly sliced
2 lemongrass stalks, crushed
3 bay leaves
100 gram palm sugar, finely sliced
Salt
3 pieces tamarind, juiced with hot water

Spice Paste

12 shallots
4 garlic cloves
2 thumb-size galangals
1 tsp shrimp paste

This simple tasting sambal with crispy tempeh fry mixed in it can add an interesting taste to a warm plate of rice, plain white or the festive yellow rice.

Steps

Deep-fry tempeh in hot oil until golden brown and crispy. Remove. Strain and set aside.
Sauté spice-paste until fragrant then add sliced chilies, lemongrass, and bay leaves. Add palm sugar and a pinch of salt. Add tamarind juice a drop at a time, and taste it in between. Mix well.
Add fried tempeh and toss until they are mixed evenly. Sauté until the sambal turns dry.
Remove from heat, and serve.

Tips & Trik

This simple tasting sambal with crispy tempeh fry mixed in it can add an interesting taste to a warm plate of rice, plain white or the festive yellow rice.