Sambal Telur (Malaysian-Style Hard Boiled Eggs in Chili Sauce)

Name: Sambal Telur (Malaysian-Style Hard Boiled Eggs in Chili Sauce)
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 Eggs; 1/2 large Onion; 5 tbsp Sambal paste; 2 tbsp Tamarind paste; 3 tbsp Sugar; 1 rounded teaspoon Salt; 1 Vegetable oil

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

This is the very first Malaysian dish that I learned.

If you don't like spicy food, serve it with some mayonnaise. It goes well as a side for nasi lemak. Recipe by ichimai

This is the very first Malaysian dish that I learned.

If you don't like spicy food, serve it with some mayonnaise. It goes well as a side for nasi lemak. Recipe by ichimai

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

This is the very first Malaysian dish that I learned.

If you don't like spicy food, serve it with some mayonnaise. It goes well as a side for nasi lemak. Recipe by ichimai

This is the very first Malaysian dish that I learned.

If you don't like spicy food, serve it with some mayonnaise. It goes well as a side for nasi lemak. Recipe by ichimai

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Ingredients

6 servings

6Eggs
1/2 largeOnion
5 tbspSambal paste
2 tbspTamarind paste
3 tbspSugar
1rounded teaspoon Salt
1Vegetable oil

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Steps

1

Make hard-boiled eggs and peel the shells. Cut the onions horizontally into 5 mm thick slices.
2

This is tamarind paste and the package it came in. It's a superior alkali ingredient. If it is too hard to obtain, you can substitute with tender umeboshi (pickled plum).
3

Add water to the tamarind paste and dissolve the paste with your fingers. You will only use the strained liquid. Once you use the liquid, repeat with more water at least twice.
4

Heat vegetable oil in a pan and sauté the onions. Once they are tender, add the sambal paste and continue sautéing. If it starts to scorch, add water.
5

Sauté well and add the tamarind liquid from Step 3 and the boiled eggs. Season with sugar and salt, and simmer until the liquid evaporates.
6

You could also use quail eggs instead of chicken eggs. Deep fried tofu is also a good substitute.