7 sweet sour sambal Recipes

whole yellow onion, divided in 6, crushed garlic, very finely chopped lemongrass, ginger , very finely julienned, fresh lemon rind, kaffir lime leaves, cooking oil, chicken, diced, baby corn, halved, red bell pepper, sliced, snow peas, halved, plum sauce, lemon juice, sambal oelek or 1 tbsp freshly dry crushed red pepper, cornmeal , dilute with 50 ml water, salt

tamarind pulp* (from a 1-lb. brick ), vegetable oil, shallots, cut into 1/8-in.-thick slices, then dried with paper towels, garlic clove, minced, sambal oelek * or other chili paste, qt. reduced-sodium chicken broth, thai or vietnamese fish sauce, sugar, roma tomatoes, cut into 1-in. cubes, shredded green cabbage, fresh pineapple, cut into wedges, then into 1/8-in.-wide matchsticks, bean sprouts, raw shrimp (26 to 30 per lb.), peeled and deveined, several sprigs rice paddy herb or cilantro, chopped, thai basil leaves , torn into pieces, thai bird chiles or other small hot chiles, chopped, limes, cut into wedges

rice vinegar, canola oil, granulated sugar, soy sauce, hot chili-garlic sauce , such as sambal oelek (more or less to your taste), boneless skinless chicken thighs , six thighs about 4 oz each, plum tomato, seeded and chopped, baby spinach leaves, about 4 large handfuls

rice vinegar, honey, low sodium soy sauce, sambal oelek (ground chile paste like huy fong), uncooked flat rice noodles (pad thai noodles) about half a pack, peanut oil, peeled and deveined medium shrimp, whole red pepper sliced thinly, whole green pepper sliced thinly, whole yellow pepper sliced thinly, carrots matchstick cut, salt, garlic minced, ginger chopped & peeled, snow peas trimmed

pork spareribs, separated and cut through the bone into thirds, peanut oil, fresh ginger, peeled and smashed, garlic cloves, peeled and smashed, water, green onion, chopped, szechuan hot bean sauce, dark soy sauce, dry sherry, cider vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, sambal oelek (to taste)