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Ingredients
- Makes 2 rice balls
dried shrimp sambal:
100 g dried shrimps (soak in water for approximately 10min.)20 g red chilis (may increase to 50g if prefer hot sambal)
50 g cloves garlic
80 g pieces shallots
1.5 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp soy sauce
3 tbsp cooking oil
other ingredients:
1 bowl of rice (divided into 2 portions)
3 japanese cucumber slices (peel lengthwise)
1 mandarin oranges (sliced)
some salad leaves
Sambal Rice Balls
Sambal Rice Balls is a fusion menu that combines the traditional elements of Japanese and Nyonya cuisines. The o-nigiri (also known as rice balls) are filled with dried shrimp sambal to make up a combination of white rice and explosive flavours of the savoury fried chili dried shrimps!
- Easy
- 20 min
- 10 min
- 5 min
- 3 steps
- 13 Ingredients
- Easy
- 3 steps
- 13 Ingredients
- 20 min
- 10 min
- 5 min
Instructions
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Prepare the Dried Shrimp Sambal (can do a day in advance)
- Using pestle and mortar or blender, crush dried shrimp; followed by garlic, chili and shallots.
- In a non-stick frying pan with 2 tbsp of hot cooking oil, fry sambal paste until it dries out. It should take about 10minutes.
- Add 1.5 tbsp of sugar, 1 tsp. of salt and ¼ tsp. of soy sauce, continue frying to mix well at low heat.
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Prepare the rice balls
- Using cling wrap, scoop 1 portion of rice, place ½ tsp. of sambal at the centre of rice, then, shape it into ball.
- Press rice ball surface with fingers to make a heart shaped hole. Fill the hole with sambal.
- Repeat the previous steps for another portion of rice.
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Prepare the Accompaniments and garnish
- Line a plate with some salad leaves.
- Place the Sambal Rice Balls in the plate.
- Fill the gaps with cucumber rolls and Mandarin orange slices.
Plate and Serve!
Rice balls can be served hot or cold. Dried shrimp sambal goes best with cucumber.
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Ingredients
- Makes 2 rice balls
-
dried shrimp sambal:
100 g dried shrimps (soak in water for approximately 10min.) -
20 g red chilis (may increase to 50g if prefer hot sambal)
-
50 g cloves garlic
-
80 g pieces shallots
-
1.5 tbsp sugar
-
1 tsp salt
-
¼ tsp soy sauce
-
3 tbsp cooking oil
-
other ingredients:
1 bowl of rice (divided into 2 portions)
-
3 japanese cucumber slices (peel lengthwise)
-
1 mandarin oranges (sliced)
-
some salad leaves
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