Pindang Telur Petis (Browned Egg with Shrimp Sambal)
8 eggs
10 guava leaves
3 teak leaves
50 grams shallot skin
2 cm galangal,crushed
3 salam (indonesian bay)leaves
2 teaspoons salt
2,000 ml water
sambal petis (black shrimp sambal):
2 whole garlic,fried
5 red bird’s eye chili peppers
3 curly red chili peppers
50 grams peanut,fried
2 tablespoons petis(black shrimp paste)
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon sugar
75 ml tamarind juicefrom 1 teaspoon tamarind dissolved in 10 tablespoons water
1. Boil egg, guava leaves, teak leaves, shallot skin, galangal, salam leaves, salt, and water until the eggs are half-cooked.
2. Remove egg from the liquid. Crack the skin gently.
3. Boil the eggs again in the spiced liquid until darkly browned and fully cooked. Remove it from heat and peel it. Set aside.
4. Sambal petis: grind all ingredients into smooth paste.
5. Serve pindang telur (browned eggs) with sambal petis (black shrimp sambal).