Spicy Carrot Sambal
Recipe courtesy Food Network Kitchens Cookbook, Meredith 2003
Ingredients
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
6 whole cloves garlic, peeled
1 jalapeno, minced with seeds
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
2 teaspoons fish sauce
8 ounces carrots, peeled and grated
1 scallion (white and green parts), thinly sliced
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Instructions
Put the oil, garlic, and jalapeno in a small skillet over medium heat
and cook, stirring, until the garlic is lightly browned and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Put the sugar
in a bowl and stir in the garlic mixture; cool. Add the lime juice and fish sauce and stir to
dissolve the sugar completely. Add the carrots, scallion, and cilantro and toss. Serve immediately