Spicy Sardine Sambal
Thermomix recipe: Spicy Sardine Sambal. Ready in 50 minutes. Serves 4. Step-by-step Thermomix instructions on Chef Amai.
Ingredients
- 2 cans (425 g each) sardines in tomato sauce, bones removed, drained (reserve tomato sauce)
- 40 g cooking oil
- 400 g onions, quartered
- 4 cloves garlic
- 30 g fresh ginger, peeled
- 4 dried chillies, deseeded (adjust to taste)
- 3 sprigs curry leaves
- 200 g tomatoes, quartered
- 3-4 tbsp chili powder (approx. 30-40 g)
- 1 tsp turmeric powder (approx. 5 g)
- 1 tsp cumin powder (approx. 5 g)
- 1 tsp fennel powder (approx. 5 g)
- 50 g water (for spice paste)
- 30 g asam jawa (tamarind) pulp, soaked in 100 g hot water, juice extracted and strained
- 1-2 tbsp sugar (approx. 15-30 g)
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Carefully remove bones from sardines and set aside. Reserve the tomato sauce from the cans.
- Add onions, garlic, ginger, and dried chillies to the mixing bowl. Chop 5 sec / Speed 7. Scrape down sides of bowl.
- Add cooking oil and curry leaves to the mixing bowl. Sauté 8 min / 120°C / Speed 1 (Reverse).
- Add quartered tomatoes to the mixing bowl. Cook 5 min / 100°C / Speed 1 (Reverse) until softened.
- In a small bowl, combine chili powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, fennel powder, and 50 g water to form a thick paste. Add this spice paste to the mixing bowl. Cook 7 min / 120°C / Speed 1 (Reverse) with the simmering basket on the lid instead of the measuring cup to allow evaporation and for the oil to separate.
- Add the reserved tomato sauce from the sardine cans, strained tamarind juice, sugar, and salt to taste. Cook 10 min / 95°C / Speed 2 (Reverse) with the simmering basket on the lid.
- Pause, scrape down the sides and bottom of the mixing bowl with the spatula, and check the consistency. If too thick, add a splash of water (up to 50g).
- Gently add the deboned sardines to the mixing bowl. Cook 2 min / 90°C / Speed 1 (Reverse) to heat through and combine without breaking the fish too much.
- Serve immediately with rice or bread.
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