Ecomely

Language

Balado: photo of the dish
Illustrative photo: D.W. Fisher-Freberg — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sauces & basics

Balado

Sauce piquante du Minangkabau, à base de piments rouges, d'échalotes et de citron vert, cuite à la poêle. Elle accompagne viandes, œufs ou poissons grillés, et se mange très relevée avec du riz.

Made it? Rate this recipe

Ingredients

Ingredients

On the side

Instructions

  1. Roughly blend the chilies, shallots, garlic and tomato.
  2. Heat the oil over medium heat and cook the paste for 8 minutes, until well cooked and glossy.
  3. Add the palm sugar, salt and lime juice, then stir for 2 minutes.
  4. Stir in the cooked or pan-fried meat and mix to coat it in the sauce.
  5. Simmer for 3 minutes so the flavours blend together.
  6. Serve hot with white rice.

Variations and tips

With eggs. Replace the meat with 4 hard-boiled eggs cut in half and coated in sauce.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.