Chef Lara Lee's Sambal Matah is bright and fresh, packed with lemongrass, lime, and chiles. Use as a relish with noodles or fried rice, or to accompany fish, a steak, or fritters.

On this week's installment of "Chefs at Home," chef and cookbook author Lara Lee prepares four recipes—Tomato Sambal, Sambal Matah, Perkedel Jagung, and Balinese Sticky Glazed Pork Ribs.

Several years ago,Lara Lee set out on a journey through the Indonesian archipelago, befriending street vendors and home cooks and soaking up every detail so she could re-create those tastes in her ...

Similar to Mexican salsa, sambal is a staple of Indonesian cuisine, beloved for its bold heat and fresh flavors. Sambal ...

Sambal matah is a traditional Balinese sambal that (unlike many other kinds of sambal) is uncooked. In that respect, it’s much like a salsa, but a lot more intense. It is perfect with grilled fish or ...

Lara Lee’s vegetable nasi goreng combines the beloved Indonesian fried rice dish with sambal matah and a citrusy relish fragrant with lemongrass, ginger, and makrut lime leaf. October 15, 2020.

4. Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan over low-medium heat. Add the paste, lemongrass and lime leaves and cook, stirring regularly for 5 minutes.

5 Asian red eschalots (see Note), finely chopped; 3 long red chillies, finely chopped; 2 red bird’s-eye chillies, finely chopped; 1 lemongrass stalk (see Note), white part only, finely chopped ...

Ingredients. 1.5kg piece of pork belly, skin scored. 1 tbsp vegetable oil. 1 tsp turmeric powder. ¼ tsp black pepper. 1 tbsp table salt. steamed rice, to serve ...