Tomato Onion Lemongrass Sambal

Ingredients:

10 dried chilis

3 small/245g shallots/roughly chopped

6 cloves/23g/garlic

2 fresh long red chilis/roughly chopped

75g cherry tomatoes + 146 roughly chopped

2 sticks of lemongrass/37g/pounded/top skin removed/cut into threes

2/3 cup/123ml rapeseed oil

1 tsp shrimp paste

2 tbps brown sugar

1 tbsp tamarind

Method:

Soak chilis in hot water for 10/15 minutes. Add the onions, garlic, dried chilis, fresh chilis, and 75g of tomatoes to a blender and blend into a paste. Take a small pot and add the oil, lemongrass, and paste. Cook for five minutes, stirring often. Add the remaining tomatoes and cook another five minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and cook another five minutes until well combined and fragrant. Remove the lemongrass and ready to serve.