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Udang Sambal Serai

Name: Udang Sambal Serai
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Brunei
Ingredients: 250g Shrimp; 2 Lemongrass; 4 Red Chili Pepper; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Shrimp paste; 2 tsp Tamarind paste; 1 tbsp Sugar; 1/2 tsp Salt; 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil

Main Dish

⏱ 25 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Shrimp stir-fried in spicy lemongrass sambal — Bruneian home cooking.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Udang sambal serai is a Bruneian home dish of shrimp stir-fried in sambal fragrant with lemongrass (serai). A paste of ground chili, onion, garlic, and shrimp paste is fried slowly in oil to balance sweetness, heat, and aroma. It's a dish that makes white rice disappear.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At dinner in a Brunei home, a plate of shrimp coated in bright red sambal is laid on a cloth on the floor with rice and vegetable dishes.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Shrimp 250g
Lemongrass 2
Red Chili Pepper 4
Onion 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Shrimp paste 1 tsp
Tamarind paste 2 tsp
Sugar 1 tbsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Vegetable Oil 3 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Devein the shrimp. Bruise the white part of the lemongrass.
Grind the chili, onion, garlic, and shrimp paste into a paste.
Heat oil in a pot and fry the paste and lemongrass on low for 10 minutes until the oil separates.
Add the shrimp and stir-fry, then season with tamarind paste, sugar, and salt.
It's done when the shrimp are cooked through.

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