Sambal Nenas - Pineapple Chili Relish

5.0 from 2 reviews

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Sauce Side Dish

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Fruit

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon oil
• 5 red anaheim chilies (Indonesian: cabe merah besar)
• 5 bird eye chilies (Indonesian: cabe rawit)
• 5 shallots (Indonesian: bawang merah)
• 3 cloves garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih)
• 1 teaspoon toasted shrimp paste (Indonesian: terasi bakar)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 small ripe pineapple (Indonesian: nenas batu), peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2 inch pieces

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a frying pan and sauté anaheim chilies, bird eye chilies, shallots, garlic, and shrimp paste until fragrant and fully cooked, stir occasionally. About 5 to 8 minutes.
2. Grind the cooked ingredients along with salt and sugar in a food processor (or a pestle and mortar) into a coarse paste.
3. Mix together the chili paste with pineapple until the pineapple pieces are fully coated with chili paste. Serve immediately.