| 1 | The ulek-ulek is the implement you use to crush candlenuts, chillis, etcetera in a cobek. |
| 2 | Sambal ulek is made of chillis that have been crushed this way. |
| 3 | This is a very basic sambal, which is useful to keep in quantity, so that you can use it for quite a lot of recipes which specify red chillis as one of the ingredients. |
| 4 | As this sambal can be stored for at least 2 weeks in the refrigerator, it is worth while making quite a lot of it. |
| 5 | But to crush the chillis in a cobek with the ulek-ulek is very laborious. |
| 6 | A food processor is a great help here. |
| 7 | Seed and chop the red chillis roughly, then put all these into a saucepan and half-fill the saucepan with boiling water. |
| 8 | Boil the chillis for 8 minutes. |
| 9 | Drain, and put them into the food processor, using the blade for mincing meat. |
| 10 | Let the machine run for a minute or so. |
| 11 | For sambal ulek you don"t want the chilli paste to be too smooth. |
| 12 | Put this sambal into a jar, stir in the salt, cover the jar tightly and keep in the refrigerator |
