Sambal Sauce

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup firmly brown sugar packed
• 2 tablespoons shrimp dried minced (or 1 teaspoon anchovy paste)
• 3 tablespoons garlic minced
• 0.3 cup onion minced
• 0.5 cup bell pepper red minced
• 0.3 cup chilies dried red hot seeded
• 0.3 cup chilies fresh red hot minced seeded
• 2 teaspoons salad oil 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 3 tablespoons liquid tamarind concentrate (or lime juice)

Equipment

• frying pan
• blender

Directions

1. Soak dried chilies in 1/4 cup hot water until soft, about 10 minutes. Whirl mixture in blender until smooth.
2. In a 10-inch frying pan over medium-high heat, stir bell pepper, onion, garlic, dried shrimp, and fresh chilies in salad oil until vegetables are limp, about 3 minutes.
3. Stir in dried chili mixture, tamarind concentrate, brown sugar, and salt; cook 2 to 3 more minutes.