Recipe: Tasty PRAWNS WITH BANANA SAMBAL (Udang Sambal Pisang)

PRAWNS WITH BANANA SAMBAL (Udang Sambal Pisang). Sambal Udang (Prawn Sambal) is a well loved side dish that is often taken for granted. It seldom takes center stage as it is usually served as an accompaniment or condiment to jazz up a meal. A little goes a long way because the sauce (and not the shrimps) is actually the star of the dish.

SAMBAL UDANG/ Prawn Sambal MALAYSIAN STYLE. Cooking Prawns in Sambal - which is nothing but an aromatic spicy Chilli paste with wonderful notes of locally available Aromatic herbs and spices. This spicy Sambal Udang is one dish we can hardly resist. You can have PRAWNS WITH BANANA SAMBAL (Udang Sambal Pisang) using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of PRAWNS WITH BANANA SAMBAL (Udang Sambal Pisang)

1. It's 250 g of shrimp, back sliced open.
2. You need 1 tsp of lemon juice.
3. Prepare 1 tsp of fish sauce.
4. Prepare 1 bunch of cassava leaves, boiled and sliced.
5. It's of Oil for frying.
6. It's of BANANA SAMBAL.
7. It's 13 pcs of cayenne peppers.
8. You need 6 pcs of red chilis, cut into rough pieces.
9. It's 2 of medium tomatoes, chopped.
10. Prepare 2 of bananas (young), peeled and grilled briefly.
11. You need 4 of onions.
12. Prepare 2 cloves of garlic.
13. You need 1 tsp of shrimp paste (if desired).
14. Prepare to taste of Salt and sugar.
15. Prepare of Cooking oil/frying oil.

It pairs well with steamed Jasmine Rice and needless to say that it goes perfectly well with Nasi. I recreated my late mother's Sambal Udang. During my recent trip back to Penang, my brothers bought us to have dinner at a local restaurant in Butterworth. Christina Soong-Kroeger recreates her Grandmother's secret Sambal Udang recipe.

PRAWNS WITH BANANA SAMBAL (Udang Sambal Pisang) instructions

1. Soak the shrimp in lemon juice and soy sauce for 1 hour. Fry shrimp until it changes color. Remove and set aside..
2. Boil and slice the cassava leaves..
3. Banana Sambal: mix chopped tomatoes, cayenne pepper, chilis, garlic and shrimp paste. Stir-fry briefly, then add the sugar and salt..
4. Take the roasted banana and press a bit with the sauce. Serve with fried shrimp..

I do love a spicy seafood dish. This recipe - Malaysian Sambal Udang (Prawn Sambal) - was created by my paternal Grandmother (my popo). Sambal is a spicy Asian condiment and this Malaysian Sambal Prawn combines chillies with nuts, whole prawns and lemongrass. Cover the pot and bring to boil. Add prawns, sugar and salt, stir until well mixed.