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Sambal Tumis Kerang Teluk Chempedak
Malay Heritage

Sambal Tumis Kerang Teluk Chempedak

I remember eating the most delicious Sambal Tumis Kerang on the beach of Teluk Chempedak, Kuantan.

Prep20m
Cook30m
Total50m
Difficultyeasy
Marina’s Story

I remember eating the most delicious Sambal Tumis Kerang on the beach of Teluk Chempedak, Kuantan.

Ingredients

6 servings
  • cooking oil2 tbsp
  • shrimp paste/belachan, roasted1 pinch
  • bulb of onion, blended1 large
  • garlic, blended4
  • heaped tbsp chilli paste3
  • tamarind, diluted in 1 cup of water & drained for juice1 tbsp
  • coarse sugar1 tbsp
  • palm sugar2 tbsp
  • salt1 tsp
  • boiled & cleaned cockels1 cup
  • ~Method~

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Heat oil in a pan.

  2. 2.

    Sautee the onions, garlic, chilli paste & shrimp paste till fragrant.

  3. 3.

    Pour in the tamarind juice. Let it simmer.

  4. 4.

    Put in the cockles. Mix the flavours in.

  5. 5.

    Stir all both the sugars & salt.

  6. 6.

    Totally divine with Nasi Lemak!