Sambal Udang (Sambal Prawns)
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Category
Main Course
Cuisine
Malaysian
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Servings
2
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Calories
123
Quick, easy and super delicious. Sambal Udang only has 5 ingredients, but these prawns pack a mighty punch of sweet, spicy and umami power. Ready in 10 minutes it’s a fast and easy option for flavour without the wait.
Ingredients
- 1 tbs Raw shrimp (peeled and deveined) (about 500g)
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2 tbsp vegetable oil
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2 tbsp Malaysian sambal sauce (sambal oelek)
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1 tbsp ketchup manis
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1 tomato (chopped)
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1 cup water
Directions
In a deep frying pan or wok heat the oil over a medium/high heat until hot. Add the sambal, lime leaves, recap manis and tomato and let it come to a simmer. Cook for 1-2 minutes until the tomato begins to break up and create a paste.
Add the the water and the prawns/shrimp and bring to a simmer.
Simmer the prawns for 5 minutes until fully cooked and the sauce has begun to thicken. Remove from the heat and serve.
Recipe Note
Tips
Make a batch of my Malaysian Sambal Sauce (cookeatworld.com/malaysian-sambal-sauce) and keep refrigerated so that you can whip up this recipe any time you feel the urge. The sambal sauce stays fresh in the fridge for 3 weeks and for 6 months frozen in little portions.
Ingredient Alternatives
In Malaysia, Sambal Prawns is often served with Petai (stink beans) a bitter and altogether horrible bean. As a substitution you can stir in cooked snake beans or French beans.
Serving suggestions
I like to serve mine hot over fluffy Jasmine rice with a simple salad.You should also consider serving other ways:With cooked egg or rice noodlesWith Asian roti bread (paratha) look out for these in the frozen section of any Asian supermarket.
Storage
Fridge: Leftovers will stay fresh in the fridge for 1-2 daysFreezer: I wouldn't suggest freezing cooked sambal udang. Prawns don't reheat that well, so on this occasion fresh from the pan is best.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- per serving
- Calories
- 123
Amount/Serving
% Daily Value
- Carbs
- 11 grams
- Protein
- 2 grams
- Fat
- 0.2 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 0.03 grams
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 0.1 milligrams
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 0.03 milligrams
- Cholesterol
- 9 milligrams
- Sodium
- 213 milligrams
- Potassium
- 154 milligrams
- Fiber
- 1 grams
- Sugar
- 8 grams
- Vitamin A
- 526 milligrams
- Vitamin C
- 8 milligrams
- Calcium
- 14 milligrams
- Iron
- 0.2 milligrams
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