Deep Fried Hard Boiled Egg in Indonesian Balado Sauce (Telur Balado)

INGREDIENTS:

• 6 hard boiled eggs
• 8 tablespoon cooking oil
• 2 salam leaves (sub: bay leaves)
• 2 tablespoon of coconut milk (optional)

Blend the following ingredients into spice paste:

• 6 shallots
• 5 cloves garlic
• 7 red long chilies - get rid of the seeds if you can't handle spicy
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 1/2 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon of shrimp paste (optional)
• 3 tablespoon of kecap manis (optional)

STEPS:

1. Heat cooking oil in a frying pan, fry the eggs until the skin is slightly golden brown. Remove the eggs from the pan and set aside.

2. With the oil in the pan, fry the spice paste and the salam leaves until fragrant for approximately 5 minutes. Do not forget to taste and add the salt/sugar if needed.

3. Put the eggs into the frying pan and put the coconut milk (optional) and cook until the sauce is thicken for approximately 3 minutes in low to medium heat.

Serve with warm rice.

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