Indonesian Sambal Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup small dried hot red chili pepper, stemmed and seeded (even better if you can find them bottled in brine instead of dried)
1 small onion, coarsely chopped
2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon salt (omit if you use brined chilies)

Preparation

Combine all ingredients in a blender.
Blend at high speed until ingredients are well chopped and blended.
Pour mixture into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
Reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until sauce is reduced by half, around 10-15 minutes. Sauce should be thick and uniform.
Pour into a bowl and cool to room temperature.
Enjoy!