SAMBAL TOMES IKANBILIS TAHU TELOR
(SWEET CHILLI ANCHOVIES/BEANCURD/HARDBOILED EGGS)
Recipe since 1950's
INGREDIENTS:
-1 cup medium size splitted Dried Ikan Bilis (anchovies)-wash & drained
-1 piece yellow bean curd (cut in quarters before frying)
-2 pcs hard-boiled eggs-make 4 slits onto white egg (optional: 6pcs of quails)
-1 large onion-slice
-½ cup tamarind juice (from ½ tbsp of tamarind paste with ½ cup water)
-2 tbsps sugar
-Salt to taste
PASTE*Ingredients to be pounded or blended together:
-4 shallots
-1 clove of garlic
-½ tsp belacan (dried shrimp paste)
-10 dried chillies-soaked
Prepare Dish:
-Heat 2 tbsps of oil in a wok, fry sliced onions until slightly brown
-Add & fry paste till fragrant
-Add Dried Ikan Bilis and mix through for 3mins
-Add tamarind juice, salt & sugar
-Allow to cook for 5-10 minutes.
-Add fried bean curd, hard-boiled eggs (or quails) & mix well for another 3mins
-Remove from heat
Serving:
-Serve Hot Sambal Tomes Ikan Bilis/Bean Curd/Hardboiled Eggs as a main dish or eaten with Nasi Lemak, Plain White Rice or French Loaf.
Wish you the best of good luck for trying DIY cooking………….
