Guest guest Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 Hi again Maida ;=) About the sambal oelek, you can make your own if you want - but it's just easier to buy it. However, another look at recipesource (very handy for such info) shows that it can be made without hassle cuz it is, as Piers says, pretty much just ground up chilies - very hot ground up chilies! The way it's packaged in Canada (and Australia), it comes in a smallish jar - 8 ounces by US liquid measure or 1 cup - and is a thick red paste, not smooth, but with bits of the chilie still evident. It is in salt and vinegar. The link for making it yourself (and this should work pretty well since the ingredients are so simple, tho I've not tried it) is here: http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/asia/indonesian/00/rec0038.html There's also another recipe for it, but it had *shrimp paste* in it - which might be a good reminder that, when purchasing asian sauces and pastes, always check the ingredients for fish! I have never, however, seen sambal oelek with shrimp paste added - and I've been using it and have had it in my fridge over many many years (er, not the same jar!!!). As for ketjap manis, it's dark brown soy-looking sauce, but tastes quite a bit different mainly because it is salt, yes, but also *sweet* - and it is that unique flavour that distinguishes Indonesian stir-fries, say, from others. In a pinch I have used dark chinese soy sauce with some brown sugar added - okay if you only need a very very little of the ketjap manis in a dish, but hopeless if you need it as the principle sauce flavouring. I don't have any in the house right now, I'm shocked to find, so I can't check ingredients. However, recipesource again comes to the rescue: http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/asia/indonesian/00/rec0027.html Again, it shouldn't be difficult to find in the asian grocery stores, but if you have difficulty it's always useful to know how to fake it up ;=) Best, Pat ;=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 Pat wrote: > About the sambal oelek, you can make your own if you want - but it's just > easier to buy it. However, another look at recipesource (very handy for such > info) shows that it can be made without hassle cuz it is, as Piers says, pretty > much just ground up chilies - very hot ground up chilies! The way it's > packaged in Canada (and Australia), it comes in a smallish jar - 8 ounces by > US liquid measure or 1 cup - and is a thick red paste, not smooth, but with bits > of the chilie still evident. It is in salt and vinegar. > > The link for making it yourself (and this should work pretty well since the > ingredients are so simple, tho I've not tried it) is here: > > http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/asia/indonesian/00/rec0038.html We always make it in a food processor as the recipe suggests - vast quantities at a time if there are lots of chilis on the market (usually it's cheaper and easier to buy enormous jars of sambal oelek). Useful site BTW - although the ketjap manis recipe is a vicious circle somewhat, as you need laos, salam leaves and star anise pods - if you can get all those you can probably get the " real " thing! Piers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 >Useful site BTW - although the ketjap manis recipe is a vicious circle >somewhat, as you need laos, salam leaves and star anise pods - if you can >get all those you can probably get the " real " thing! Well, I suppose you could be trapped on a mountain top or in a cave somewhere and have the other ingredients but find that your dh or dw has just inadvertently broken the bottle or mistaken the ketjap manis for hair tonic. No? Okay, I agree with you LOL As for the sambal oelek, yes, easier and cheaper to buy it in jars - there are some advantages to mass production! Best, Pat ;=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 Thanks Pat. This stuff sounds like the wet spice mix they put out in Thai restaurants. They ususally have crushed red pepper, this red wet spicy sauce and one other one. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " A human being is part of a whole, called by us the 'Universe', a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings and something separated from the rest -- a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.” -Albert Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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