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sambal shrimp

Traditional dish from Indonesia

Street Food

About sambal shrimp

Indonesian spicy dish made of shrimp

Udang balado or sambal goreng udang is a hot and spicy shrimp dish commonly found in Indonesian cuisine. It is made of shrimp, either peeled or unpeeled, stir-fried in hot and spicy sambal paste in a small amount of cooking oil.

Key Ingredients

  • onion
  • garlic
  • chili pepper
  • Cúrcuma longa
  • shrimp paste
  • Aleurites moluccanus
  • ginger
  • shrimp

Cuisine Type

  • Indonesian cuisine

Dietary Information

✓ Popular street food
Traditional Indonesia cuisine

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