Malaysian
Telur Sambal (Eggs in Sambal)
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Telur Sambal (Eggs in Sambal) is Malaysian home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. 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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Bring the eggs to a boil, then simmer 9 minutes, cool in cold water, peel, and set aside.
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Soak the dried chilies in hot water 10 minutes, then drain and blend with the shallots, garlic, and shrimp paste into a smooth paste.
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Heat 1 tbsp oil in a skillet and fry the peeled eggs until the surface blisters and browns in spots, then set aside.
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Heat the remaining oil in the same skillet and fry the paste over medium heat, stirring often, until it darkens and the oil separates, about 8 minutes.
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Stir in the tamarind paste, palm sugar, and salt and cook 1 minute more.
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Halve the eggs and gently fold them into the sambal, spooning the sauce over the top.
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Warm through 2 minutes.
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Serve hot over the jasmine rice.
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Serve it with
A Malaysian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Telur Sambal (Eggs in Sambal), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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Something to sip
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
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. Telur Sambal (Eggs in Sambal) carries shellfish and eggs. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | Yes | Asam Pedas Ikan (Malaysian Spicy Sour Fish Stew) |
| Eggs | Yes | Asam Pedas Ikan (Malaysian Spicy Sour Fish Stew) |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| 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
- 440 kcal
- Protein
- 16 g
- Carbs
- 48 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sugar
- 4 g
- Sodium
- 470 mg
- Saturated fat
- 4 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Telur Sambal (Eggs in Sambal) takes about 25 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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