Tahu and lime sambal

Tahu sambal with lime

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A fresh and vibrant sambal made with wild ginger shoots, chili peppers, white pepper, and Allium ascalonicum, with a touch of green lemons: it’s intensely…

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This raw sambal from Borneo combines the crunchy stems of a plant similar to ginger with chili peppers, Allium ascalonicum (garlic), and lime. It is prepared without cooking and is often served with rice, grilled fish, or meat.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time—
  • Total20 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • Cooking methodcru
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.03
  • $0.33
  • $10.14

Directions

  1. Cut the stems of the wild ginger into 2 pieces lengthwise. ≈ 3 min
  2. Finely chop the stems of wild ginger. ≈ 8 min
  3. Finely chop the Allium ascalonicum. ≈ 8 min
  4. Finely chop or mince the hot peppers and white pepper. ≈ 4 min
  5. Finely chop the Allium ascalonicum. ≈ 8 min
  6. Cut all the green lemons in half. ≈ 8 min
  7. Place all the chopped and minced ingredients in a plastic container. ≈ 3 min
  8. Squeeze the green lemons into the container, or use vinegar if you don’t have lemons. ≈ 3 min
  9. Add salt and glutamate to taste. ≈ 3 min

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 5 stalks of wild ginger (tuhau)
  • salt
  • monosodium glutamate
  • 5 hot peppers, bird-shaped
  • 5 white peppercorns
  • 2 Allium ascalonicum
  • 8 small green lemons (calamansi) or vinegar

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