Spinach with Spicy Tomato Sauce
Simple steps to follow:
In a pestle and mortar or blender, blend all the ingredients for blending or pounding.
Pounding or blending together until it forms a paste. Remove and set aside.
Prepared all the ingredients.
Fill a large pot with 3-4 cups of water. Bring the water to boiling. Carefully lower the spinach into the boiling water. Boil spinach for 3-4 minutes and drain in a colander or sieve. Set aside.
Place the saucepan over medium-high heat and add vegetable oil heat until hot. Add the chili paste and stir fry until smell aromatic for about 2-3 minutes.
Then, add in tomato and stir everything together until the tomato turn wilted.
Add water and bring it to boil for about 3-4 minutes, keep stirring.
Season with sea salt, brown sugar & lime juice. Mix well and stir for another 1 minute. Turn off the heat. And spoon the tomato sauce on top of the blanched spinach.
Spinach with Spicy Tomato Sauce
(YIELD: Makes 1-2 servings)
Ingredients:
- Spinach (blanched) – 1 bunch
- Water – 30 – 50 ml
- Tomato (diced) – 1 medium
- Sea salt – 1/2 teaspoon
- Brown sugar or palm sugar – 1/2 teaspoon
- Lime (juice) – 1 lime
- Vegetable oil – 1 1/2 tablespoon
For pounding or blending (chili paste)
- Big chili (chili pepper) – 1 chili
- Bird’s eye chili – 6 chilies
- Shallot – 3 shallots
- Garlic – 2 cloves
- Shrimp paste (belacan) / fish sauce – 1 teaspoon
Instructions:
1. In a pestle and mortar or blender, blend all the ingredients for blending or pounding together until it forms a paste. Remove and set aside.
2. Fill a large pot with 3-4 cups of water. Bring the water to boiling. Carefully lower the spinach into the boiling water. Boil spinach for 3-4 minutes and drain in a colander or sieve. Set aside.
3. Place the saucepan over medium-high heat and add vegetable oil heat until hot. Add the chili paste and stir fry until smell aromatic for about 2-3 minutes.
4. Then, add in tomato and stir everything together until the tomato turn wilted. Add water and bring it to boil for about 3-4 minutes, keep stirring. Season with sea salt, brown sugar & lime juice. Mix well and stir for another 1 minute. Turn off the heat. And spoon the tomato sauce on top of the blanched spinach.
5. Serve warm with steamed rice & fried egg.
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