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Sambal Telur (Egg Sambal)
Sambal telur or egg sambal is a delicious Malaysian recipe. Combining cooked sambal with hard boiled eggs, sambal telur or egg sambal is great with rice.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 262 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Malaysian
Ingredients
Cooked Sambal:
- 6 oz (175g) fresh red chilies seeded and cut into small pieces
- 1 tablespoon toasted belacan (Malaysian shrimp paste)
- 4 oz (125g) shallots
- 1/4 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar/ palm sugar or to taste
- 4 tablespoons oil
Instructions
- Prepare the sambal by grinding chilies, shallots, and toasted belacan in a mini food processor. Make sure the sambal paste is well blended and smooth. Heat up a wok with oil and “tumis” (sauté) the sambal paste.
- Add in onion rings into the pan and mix well.
- Saute the onions together with the sambal paste until translucent.
- Add in Hard Boiled Eggs into the pan and mix well.
- Transfer to a bowl and serve immediately.
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Notes
- There are two types of sambal: raw/fresh or cooked sambal.
- Raw/fresh sambal is a tableside condiment, but cooked sambal is a flavoring paste used to create numerous sambal-laden dishes.
- Here is my raw sambal belacan recipe.
Nutrition Information
Serving
4people
Calories
262kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
19g
(29%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Cholesterol
229mg
(76%)
Sodium
587mg
(24%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 262
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 4people | |
| Calories | 262kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Cholesterol | 229mg | 76% |
| Sodium | 587mg | 24% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.