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  1. Hi there,
    I just downloaded what looks like a great recipe for BBQ ribs. My
    husband and I just bought our first grill and I'm dying to try some
    ribs. However, one of the ingredients listed in the sauce is Sambel
    Olek. Can someone let me know what this is? If I can't find it, do you
    think it's ok to leave it out? I've copied the recipe below. Rob
    Rainford is one of my favourite grilling chefs 🙂

    Baby Pork Back Ribs Yield: 4

    Ingredients: Baby Pork Back Ribs

    3 x full racks of baby pork back ribs, 8 ribs each Mildly
    flavoured vegetable oil to brush on the cooking rack

    Barbecue Sauce
    1/2 cup of Hoisin sauce – (125ml)
    2/4 cup of plum sauce – (60ml)
    3/2 cup of oyster sauce – (125ml)
    4/4 cup of red wine vinegar – (60ml)
    5/3 cup of honey – (75ml) 2 tbsp of dark soy sauce –
    (30ml) 2 tbsp of dry sherry – (30ml) 2 tbsp of sesame
    oil – (30ml) 1 tbsp of Sambel Olek– (15ml) 1 tsp of five
    spice powder – (5ml) 1 tbsp of pepper (15ml) 1 tbsp of
    finely grated orange zest – (15ml) 8 cloves of finely
    minced garlic
    6/4 cup of finely minced ginger – (60ml)

    Directions:

    Baby Pork Back Ribs Thirty minutes (30 min) prior to cooking
    the ribs, remove them from the fridge. Place the ribs on a
    baking sheet and reserve the marinade for basting. Let the
    meat come to room temperature.

    Preheat grill to 300°F (150°C). Just before use, brush the
    grilling rack with flavourless cooking oil.

    Place ribs meaty side up (bone side down) in the centre of
    the rack. Close the lid of the grill and regulate the heat
    so that it remains at 300°F (150°C).

    Grill the ribs until the meat begins to shrink away from the
    ends of the rib bones, approximately 2 hours.

    After 2 hours, begin basting the ribs every 5 minutes for a
    total of 25 minutes until ribs are done.

    To serve, cut ribs into individual ribs and serve warm.

    Barbecue Sauce In a glass bowl combine all the ingredients
    for the barbeque sauce and mix well. Rub over the ribs
    making sure to coat the ribs evenly. Cover and refrigerate
    for 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.

    {Angel} (take out "UWISH" to reply)

  2. it's chilli sauce. very salty and sharp for my taste[and i
    eat very salty and spicy].

  3. On Tue, 18 May 2004 12:09:40 GMT, {Angel} <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:

    Hi there, I just downloaded what looks like a great recipe
    for BBQ ribs. My husband and I just bought our first grill
    and I'm dying to try some ribs. However, one of the
    ingredients listed in the sauce is Sambel Olek. Can someone
    let me know what this is? If I can't find it, do you think
    it's ok to leave it out? I've copied the recipe below. Rob
    Rainford is one of my favourite grilling chefs 🙂

    Sambal Olek is a salty chili paste. Rather handy to keep in
    the kitchen, as you can add a shot as needed to whatever you
    are cooking.

    You can substitute crumbled dried chilis to taste, and a
    pinch extra salt.

    Shirley Hicks Toronto, Ontario

  4. In article <[email hidden]>,
    [email hidden] says...

    Quoted message said:

    I just downloaded what looks like a great recipe for
    BBQ ribs.

    <great-looking recipe snipped> You've already gotten your
    answer on what the sambel olek is - you can find it, by the
    way, in Asian markets or, depending on how well stocked your
    local supermarket it, you may even find it in their
    international foods section.

    One comment I have about the recipe regarding the following
    instructions:

    "Thirty minutes (30 min) prior to cooking the ribs, remove
    them from the fridge. Place the ribs on a baking sheet and
    reserve the marinade for basting. Let the meat come to room
    temperature."

    If you are going to use the marinade for basting I'd suggest
    you pour it into a saucepan and bring it to a boil for a
    couple of minutes to prevent any cross-contamination. And,
    if you do this, you can reserve some for the table as well
    (but don't use what's leftover from basting for the same
    reason - pour some off after boiling and keep it separate.

    --
    Donna A pessimist believes all women are bad. An optimist
    hopes they are.

  5. {Angel} said:

    Hi there, I just downloaded what looks like a great
    recipe for BBQ ribs. My husband and I just bought our
    first grill and I'm dying to try some ribs. However, one
    of the ingredients listed in the sauce is Sambel Olek.
    Can someone let me know what this is? If I can't find it,
    do you think it's ok to leave it out? I've copied the
    recipe below. Rob Rainford is one of my favourite
    grilling chefs 🙂

    It is a chili and garlic paste. You can find it in Asian
    food stores or Dutch delicatessens.

  6. Very common in pretty well any supermarket in Australia.
    It's Indonesian. Make it thus: 25 fresh red chillies (hot
    ones) Vinegar or tamarind liquid 2 teaspoons salt

    Put whole chillies into blender (yes seeds and all). Add
    enough vinegar or tamarind to keep it moving and blend into
    a paste. Add salt. Put in sterilised bottle and store in
    fridge. (Charmain Solomon recipe).

    ant

  7. If you can find it, Chinese chili sauce or Vietnamese
    Sriracha sauce could be substituted.

    Karen

  8. K ACKRMAN said:


    If you can find it, Chinese chili sauce or Vietnamese
    Sriracha sauce could be substituted.

    Huy Fong makes a good sambal oelek:

    huyfong.comoelek.htm

    rms

  9. (K ACKRMAN) said:

    If you can find it, Chinese chili sauce or Vietnamese
    Sriracha sauce could be substituted.

    Karen

    Sriracha is Thai, not Vietnamese. Sriracha is a city in
    Thailand, in fact. It tastes nothing at all like Sambal
    Oelek and, IMO, would not be a good substitute.There is a
    Vietnamese chile and garlic sauce that looks very much like
    Sambal Oelek that makes a satisfactory substitute but you
    want to cut down on the amount of garlic in the recipe.

    At any rate, properly barbecued ribs never need a sauce.

  10. Thanks everyone! Sounds like something handy to have in the
    kitchen. Time to give this a shot...

    A mukluk wearing troll said:
    {Angel} said:

    Hi there, I just downloaded what looks like a great
    recipe for BBQ ribs. My husband and I just bought our
    first grill and I'm dying to try some ribs. However, one
    of the ingredients listed in the sauce is Sambel Olek.
    Can someone let me know what this is? If I can't find it,
    do you think it's ok to leave it out? I've copied the
    recipe below. Rob Rainford is one of my favourite
    grilling chefs 🙂

    Sambal Olek is a salty chili paste. Rather handy to keep in
    the kitchen, as you can add a shot as needed to whatever
    you are cooking.

    You can substitute crumbled dried chilis to taste, and a
    pinch extra salt.

    Shirley Hicks Toronto, Ontario

    {Angel} (reply to group please!)

  11. "{Angel}" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Thanks everyone! Sounds like something handy to have in
    the kitchen. Time to give this a shot...

    A mukluk wearing troll said:
    {Angel} said:

    Hi there, I just downloaded what looks like a great
    recipe for BBQ ribs. My husband and I just bought our
    first grill and I'm dying to try some ribs. However, one
    of the ingredients listed in the sauce is Sambel Olek.
    Can someone let me know what this is? If I can't find
    it, do you think it's ok to leave it out? I've copied
    the recipe below. Rob Rainford is one of my favourite
    grilling chefs 🙂

    Sambal Olek is a salty chili paste. Rather handy to keep
    in the kitchen, as you can add a shot as needed to
    whatever you are cooking.

    You can substitute crumbled dried chilis to taste, and a
    pinch extra salt.

    Shirley Hicks Toronto, Ontario

    {Angel} (reply to group please!)

    Try an Asian food market. -Adam

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