Homemade Sambal

Ingredients:

• 1 large onion
• 0.35 ounces dried birds eye chilis
• 3 tablespoons reduced sugar ketchup
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• ½ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• Optional: 1-2 drops liquid sucralose

Instructions:

1. Roughly chop 1 large onion and blend until smooth. Set aside.

2. To prepare chili paste, roughly cut the dried chilis and remove seeds. Boil them for about 30 minutes or until soft.

3. Once soft and cooled, blend to a paste.

4. In a pan on medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons coconut oil. Once it becomes hot add in the blended onion, chillies, 3 tablespoons reduced sugar ketchup, and salt. Let simmer for a few minutes until the oil separates from the sauce.

Optional: add in 1-2 drops Liquid Sucralose or any other sweetener.

5. Use this sambal as a sauce or a cooking seasoning in future recipes!

This makes about 10 tbsp. of Sambal. Each tablespoon comes out to be 35.76 Calories, 3.1g Fats, 1.68g Net Carbs, and 0.37g Protein.