Sambal udang is a delicious Nyonya dish. Chilli paste is fried in oil till fragrant, then prawns are cooked in the aromatic paste. The gloriously red prawns nicely balance spicy, sour, sweet and savoury.
Sambal udang was the first recipe I tried from "Cooking for the President".
How was the presidential recipe for prawns smothered in chilli paste?
It was excellent!
The ingredients were