Indonesian
Sambal Teri Kacang (Anchovy and Peanut Sambal)
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Sambal Teri Kacang (Anchovy and Peanut Sambal) is Indonesian home cooking, eaten at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. On the plate it is the condiment and the protein alongside. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Heat the oil in a skillet and fry the anchovies until crisp, about 3 minutes, then drain.
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Fry the raw peanuts in the same oil until golden, about 3 minutes, then drain.
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Blend or pound the shallots and red chilies into a coarse paste.
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Pour off all but 2 tbsp of the oil and fry the paste over medium heat until fragrant and darkened, about 6 minutes.
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Stir in the palm sugar and kecap manis and cook 1 minute more.
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Toss the fried anchovies and peanuts through the sambal until evenly coated.
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Cool and serve; keeps well in a sealed jar for up to a week.
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Serve it with
A Indonesian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Sambal Teri Kacang (Anchovy and Peanut Sambal), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The dish at the centre
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The cooked vegetable
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Something to sip
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What it is eaten with
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Sambal Teri Kacang (Anchovy and Peanut Sambal) carries peanuts, gluten, soy, and fish. It is free of the remaining 6 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | Yes | Acar Timun (Indonesian Pickled Cucumber and Carrot) |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | Yes | Acar Timun (Indonesian Pickled Cucumber and Carrot) |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | Yes | Acar Timun (Indonesian Pickled Cucumber and Carrot) |
| Fish | Yes | Acar Timun (Indonesian Pickled Cucumber and Carrot) |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 360 kcal
- Protein
- 23 g
- Carbs
- 9 g
- Fat
- 26 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sugar
- 6 g
- Sodium
- 940 mg
- Saturated fat
- 3 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Sambal Teri Kacang (Anchovy and Peanut Sambal) takes about 20 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It is at its best in the monsoon, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.
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