Sambal Oelek

[lee]

I just love sambal's and hot sauces. The sambal's you can buy in local stores here are rather mild, but just taste very good. I want to make some of my savina's and my big question is what do i need to add (vinegar or something) to keep them at least a few months in the fridge. You know preserve it a bit.

Appreciate your help

 

[TXCG]

I think sambal olek is just chopped chiles vinegar and salt. I just finished a container a few days ago so I don't have a bottle to check though. I love the stuff on rice.

Post the recipe and pics!

 

[SeeYouJimmy]

I make this with birds eye chillis. Just put them in a blender to mash them up. The only thing i add is salt(with a splash of water only if it looks too dry). I boil the jars before and after filling them and they last at least a year in the fridge if you don't open them. Normally they last at least a couple of months after opening.

 

[JungleRain]

I just love sambal's and hot sauces. The sambal's you can buy in local stores here are rather mild, but just taste very good. I want to make some of my savina's and my big question is what do i need to add (vinegar or something) to keep them at least a few months in the fridge. You know preserve it a bit.

Appreciate your help

Hi lee I have a lot of recipes for sambal, my ex wife was balinese, I'll post a couple in a day or so

 

[lee]

I make this with birds eye chillis. Just put them in a blender to mash them up. The only thing i add is salt(with a splash of water only if it looks too dry). I boil the jars before and after filling them and they last at least a year in the fridge if you don't open them. Normally they last at least a couple of months after opening.

Is salt enough to keep em that long? Want to make sure i don't end up with filled jars of fungus .

Hi lee I have a lot of recipes for sambal, my ex wife was balinese, I'll post a couple in a day or so

Thx man

 

[QuadShotz]

The one I buy prolly would last for months in or out of the fridge..thouhg I've never had one last that long.

It's like Sriracha that way.

 

[SeeYouJimmy]

Is salt enough to keep em that long? Want to make sure i don't end up with filled jars of fungus .





Thx man

That's all i ever put in mine. As long as i don't open the jar it stays good. I'm still alive so that's probably a good sign.

 

[JungleRain]

Hi lee I don't use any vinegar in my sambal, I use salt but just for flavour I find they keep no problem, even in Indonesia the keep for months not even refrigerated!!!!!! Recipes coming I'm just being slack.

 

[lee]