Sambal Matah Authentic Balinese Uncooked Sauce

The Sambel Matah Authentic Balinese Uncooked Sauce 

As we know Bali is Paradise Island which has many awesome cultures and tourist destinations. Besides that, Bali offers a lot of delicious traditional food. Betutu chicken is one of them, but have you ever eaten Balinese spicy sauce which called by Sambel Matah. Before talking about Sambel Matah, you must know what is sambal? Sambal is sauce typically made from a variety of chili peppers and secondary ingredients such as shrimp paste, fish sauce, garlic, ginger, shallot, scallion, sugar, lime juice, and rice vinegar or other vinegar. 

Sambal Matah Ingredients

Sambal Matah is famous raw sambal from the Gods island of Bali. There are two versions of Sambal Matah. One is with slices of torch ginger and another one is without it. This Sambal Matah is perfect for you grilled chicken ( Betutu chicken) or fish and Balinese satay. Just like other Indonesians, Balinese loves to use Terasi (dried shrimp paste) that is known as sere in the local dialect. There are the ingredients to make Sambal Matah; 

• 15 shallots, peeled, cut in half and finely sliced

• 4 cloves garlic, cut in half & sliced

• 15 small sliced chilies

• 5 lemon leaves (Daun Limau) chopped very fine

• 1 tsp roasted shrimp paste (Terasi), finely grated

• 4 stalks lemongrass, bruised and very finely sliced

• 1 tsp salt

• ¼ tsp ground black pepper

• 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice

• 80 ml of coconut oil 

PREPARATIONS: 

1. Combine above ingredients in deep bowl and mix well for 5 minutes. 
2. When you saute it in two minutes over medium heat, then it will enhance the beautiful flavor of this delicate sauce. If you love spicy shallot and lemongrass flavor, you will love this Sambal. A perfect combination for fish grilled and chicken grilled. This sambal the best partner of your lunch or dinner and makes a unique sensation of your scent mouth. 
3. Let’s try this sambal, and you will get an unforgettable experience.