Indonesian Spice Paste (Sambal) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons oil
1/4 cup minced onion
1 -2 tablespoon minced garlic
4 -6 teaspoons tiny dried red chilies, crushed or 4 -6 teaspoons hot red pepper flakes
1/3 cup finely minced fresh tomato
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons molasses

Preparation

In a small frying pant or in a wok, heat te oil and stir fry the onions and garlic.
After a minute, add the hot pepper flakes or dried chiles.
Reduce heat and stir constantly so the peppers don't burn.
As soon as the flakes darken a little, add the rest of the ingredients and on the lowest heat, cook the sambal until most of the moisture has evaporated, about 15-20 minutes.
The final product should be so well cooked that you can't detect the tomatoes.
This recipe makes only a small amount, which is all you'll need. Refrigerated, this will keep for months.