10 Fresh Sambal Matah Creations, Perfect for a New Eid Menu

Kapanlagi.com - Sambal is a famous Indonesian side dish. One of them is sambal matah. Sambal matah has been widely created with various delicious food preparations.

The deliciousness of this sambal matah creation is suitable to be served as a unique Lebaran menu which usually consists of chicken opor and ketupat. With the new Lebaran menu, sambal matah can bring a different atmosphere to the dining table.

Its simple recipe will not make you complicated in preparing it as a new Lebaran menu. So that you won't have difficulty in cooking it, here are several sambal matah creations that are compiled from brilio.net and you can follow.

1. Sei Sapi Sambal Matah

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Sei sapi is a popular dish, many new stalls make it their main menu. Therefore, it doesn't hurt if you follow the recipe for sei sapi sambal matah below as a new menu for Eid.

Marinade ingredients:

- 1/2 kg thinly sliced beef

- Pepper

- Salt

- Mushroom broth

Sambal matah ingredients:

- Red chili

- Orange chili

- Shallots

- Garlic

- Lemongrass

- Lime leaves

- Salt

- Hot oil

How to make:

- Marinate the meat before cooking for about 30 minutes.

- Heat oil in a pan, then add the meat.

- Stir-fry until the meat is cooked over medium heat.

- After cooked, drain.

- To make sambal matah, thinly slice all the sambal ingredients.

- Add a little salt. Then pour the hot oil onto the sliced sambal.

- The sambal is ready to be poured over the beef.

- Serve while warm.

2. Chicken Katsu Sambal Matah

A creation that you can try as a new menu for Eid is chicken katsu sambal matah. Here is the recipe you can follow:

Ingredients:

- 2 or 3 chicken breast fillets

- Bread crumbs

- Oil for frying

Marinade ingredients:

- 3 tbsp soy sauce

- 1/2 tsp grated ginger

- 2 cloves of garlic, mashed

- 1/2 small onion, grated

- 50 ml water

Coating flour ingredients:

- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour

- 3 tbsp sago/tapioca flour

- 1 tbsp cornstarch

- 1/2 tsp ground pepper

Egg mixture ingredients:

- 2 beaten eggs

- 1 tbsp soy sauce

Sambal matah ingredients:

- 50 gr shallots

- 15 red bird's eye chili peppers

- 2 lemongrass stalks

- 3 kaffir lime leaves

- 2 kaffir lime

- A little shrimp paste

- Salt and sugar to taste

- Oil

Instructions:

- Slice the chicken breast fillets into two parts. Flatten them.

- Soak the fillets in the marinade sauce for at least 1 hour.

- Drain the fillets from the marinade sauce and dry the wet surface with kitchen paper.

- Coat the chicken breast fillets with flour.

- Dip the fillets, which have been coated with flour, into the egg mixture.

- Lastly, coat them with bread crumbs.

- Heat the oil until it is really hot. Fry with low heat until golden brown.

- To make the sambal matah, slice the shallots, red bird's eye chili peppers, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves.

- Mix all the ingredients except for the oil.

- Heat the oil, pour it into the sambal mixture. Mix well.

3. Telur Geprek Sambal Matah

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Telur geprek sambal matah (smashed eggs with sambal matah) is a new Eid menu that is simple and worth a try. Here is the recipe you can follow:

Ingredients:

- 2 eggs (boiled)

- 5 tablespoons of flour

- a little water

- a little salt and seasoning

How to make:

- Prepare 2 bowls/plates

- Divide the flour into 2 parts (2:3). 2 tablespoons for the wet batter (add salt and seasoning to taste)
and the other 3 tablespoons for the dry batter

- Dip the boiled eggs into the wet batter, then roll them in the flour until evenly coated, then fry until golden brown. Remove and drain

Sambal Matah seasoning ingredients:

- 10 bird's eye chilies (thinly sliced)

- 5 shallots (thinly sliced)

- 2 cloves of garlic (thinly sliced)

- 1 stalk of lemongrass (thinly sliced)

- Salt, sugar, and seasoning to taste

- a little cooking oil

- a sufficient amount of lime juice

- thinly sliced kaffir lime leaves

How to make:

- Mix all the Sambal Matah seasoning ingredients in one bowl (except lime juice).

- Heat the oil until very hot, then pour the oil into the bowl containing the Sambal Matah seasoning.

- Stir well, then drizzle lime juice/lemon juice. Adjust the taste. Serve with smashed eggs.

4. Cakalang Suwir Sambal Matah

Cakalang is a fish that is commonly found and highly admired by the community. If combined with sambal matah, it will definitely taste fresher and be loved by the whole family as a new menu for Eid. Here is the recipe for cakalang suwir sambal matah that you can try:

Ingredients:

- 500 gr cakalang fish (marinated with lime juice and salt to taste)

Sambal ingredients:

- 10 shallots, thinly sliced

- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped

- 1 tomato, remove the seeds, dice

- 9 red bird's eye chilies, sliced

- 2 stalks of lemongrass, thinly sliced (white part only)

- 3 kaffir lime leaves, finely sliced (remove the stems)

- 1/2 tsp shrimp paste, roasted

- 1 tbsp lime juice, adjust the acidity to taste

- 1/2 tsp salt

- Sugar to taste

- 4 tbsp hot cooking oil

Instructions:

- Fry the fish until cooked, drain.

- After the fish is cold, shred the fish. Set aside.

- Mix all the sambal ingredients (except the hot oil) in a heat-resistant container, slightly press/mash to release and mix all the flavors evenly.

- Heat the oil, pour the hot oil into the sambal ingredients, mix well.

- Mix the shredded fish with the sambal matah, mix well.

- Serve with hot rice.

5. Chicken Popcorn Sambal Matah

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A creation that you can try as a new menu for the next Eid is chicken popcorn sambal matah. Here is the recipe that you can follow:

Ingredients:

- 300 gr chicken fillet, cut into small pieces

- 1 pack of all-purpose crispy flour

- 300 ml milk

- 1 tsp salt

- 1/2 tsp pepper powder

Sambal ingredients:

- 10 pieces of red bird's eye chili

- 5 shallots

- 3 pieces of kaffir lime leaves, remove the stems

- 2 stalks of lemongrass, take the white part

- 1 tbsp lime juice

- 3 tbsp cooking oil

- 1 tsp fried shrimp paste

- Salt to taste

(Mix all the sliced ingredients and drizzle with hot oil)

How to make:

- Soak the chicken in the milk mixture, add salt and pepper powder, let it sit for 30 minutes.

- Roll the chicken in a container filled with crispy flour while pinching it, then dip it again in the milk mixture.

- Then roll it again in the crispy flour, then fry in hot oil until cooked with medium heat.

6. Udang Sambal Matah

A creation that you can try as a new menu for Eid is Udang Sambal Matah. Here is the recipe that you can follow:

Ingredients:

- Shrimp

- Pepper

- Lemon

- Salt

- Broth powder

- Sufficient amount of oil

Sambal ingredients:

- Shallots, sliced

- Garlic, sliced

- Chili, sliced

- Lemongrass, finely chopped

- Salt

- Broth powder

(Mix all the sambal ingredients and pour with hot oil, then stir)

How to make:

- Cut the middle of the shrimp.

- Season with pepper, lemon, salt, and broth powder.

- Arrange in a frying pan. Add a little oil.

- Cook and cover until cooked.

- Serve with sambal matah.

7. Ikan Pindang Sambal Matah

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A creation that you can try as a new menu for Eid is Ikan Pindang Sambal Matah. Here is the recipe that you can follow:

Ingredients:

- Ikan pindang (preserved fish), or can be replaced with other fish. Wash thoroughly, season with salt and seasoning, let it sit, fry according to taste, set aside.

Sambal ingredients:

- Rawit chili according to desired spiciness level, cut into rounds

- 6 shallots, finely sliced

- 2 stalks of lemongrass, use only the white part, finely sliced

- 7 pieces of kaffir lime leaves, remove the stems, finely sliced

- A little shrimp paste

- Salt, sugar, and seasoning to taste

- 1 tsp lime juice

- Clean cooking oil, just a little

How to make:

- Mix all the sambal ingredients, except for the oil.

- Heat the cooking oil, then pour it over the mixed sambal ingredients.

- Stir well, taste, then pour it over the arranged fried fish and serve.

8. Fried Calamari with Sambal Matah

A creation that you can try as a new menu for Eid is fried calamari with sambal matah. Here is the recipe that you can follow:

Ingredients:

- 500 gr squid, cleaned, cut into small pieces according to taste

- Wet and dry seasoning flour

- 10 chili peppers (choose according to taste)

- 3 shallots

- 2 stalks lemongrass (use the inner part)

- 3 kaffir lime leaves

- Salt to taste

How to make:

- Coat the squid with wet seasoning flour.

- Dip the squid into the dry flour while slightly pinching or squeezing it.

- Fry the flour-coated squid in hot oil (reduce the heat to low, so that the squid cooks evenly)

- Remove the squid when it has turned golden brown

How to make sambal matah:

- Chop the chili peppers, shallots, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves into small pieces.

- Add a little salt, then mix (you can add a little lime juice).

- Pour the hot oil into the sambal mixture.

- Serve with the fried calamari.

9. Grilled Fish with Sambal Matah

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In addition to shredded cakalang fish above, grilled fish with sambal matah is also a new creation for Eid menu that can be relied upon. Here is the recipe you can follow:

Ingredients:

- 5 fish

- 1 lime

- 5 tbsp sweet soy sauce

- 1 tbsp brown sugar

- Salt to taste

- Sufficient chicken broth powder

Smooth seasoning ingredients:

- 5 shallots

- 4 garlic cloves

- 2 candlenuts

- Turmeric

- 1 tsp coriander

Basting ingredients:

- Remaining sautéed seasoning

- Margarine

- Sweet soy sauce

(mix)

Sambal matah ingredients:

- 6 shallots (sliced)

- 7 orange chilies (sliced)

- Lime leaves (thinly sliced)

- Salt

- Hot oil

How to make:

- For sambal matah, mix all the ingredients. Pour with hot oil. Stir.

- For grilled fish, wash the fish. Add lime juice and salt. Let it sit for a while.

- Sauté the smooth seasoning, add salt, chicken broth powder, brown sugar, and sweet soy sauce. Stir. Turn off the heat.

- Put the fish into the seasoning, sauté until evenly distributed. Let it sit until absorbed.

- Grill the fish while basting with the basting ingredients and flip it. Cook until done.

- Serve with sambal matah and fresh vegetables.

10. Dori Fillet Sambal Matah

A creation that you can try as a new menu for Eid is Dori Fillet Sambal Matah. Here is the recipe that you can follow:

Ingredients:

- 200 gr of Dori fillet

- 2 packs of all-purpose seasoning flour

- Sufficient amount of ground pepper

- 1 lemon

- 10 large bird's eye chilies

- 5 red chilies

- 5 shallots

- 3 thin slices of kaffir lime leaves, discard the stems

- 1 stalk of lemongrass, thinly sliced

- Sufficient amount of salt

- Cooking oil for frying the fish

- 7 tablespoons of virgin olive oil

Instructions:

- Coat the Dori with ground pepper and lemon juice, let it marinate for about 10-15 minutes.

- Dip the fish into the wet flour mixture, then the dry flour, fry until golden brown, repeat until all the fish are cooked, set aside.

- Slice all the ingredients for sambal matah, put them in a bowl, pour the sambal sauce and mix well.

- Pour it over the fried Dori.

- Dori Sambal Matah is ready to be enjoyed with hot rice.

Those are various creations of sambal matah that are suitable for you to try and serve as a new menu for Eid for your family.

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