Mauritius Shrimp Sambal

The "Queen" cookery books. No. 8. Bre... · S. Beaty-Pownall · 1902

Source: The "Queen" cookery books. No. 8. Breakfast and Lunch Dishes
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Ingredients (16)

a pint of freshly boiled shrimps ↝ Crustaceans, shrimp, raw [Finfish and Shellfish Products]
three dessertspoonfuls of best salad oil ↝ Oil, sesame, salad or cooking [Fats and Oils]
two or three finely minced green chillies ↝ Peppers, hot chili, green, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
cayenne ↝ Peppers, raw, NFS [Other vegetables and combinations]
one or more very finely minced shallots ↝ Shallots, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a little salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
as much lime or lemon juice as will acidulate it nicely ↝ Lime juice, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
A grate of green ginger ↝ Ginger root, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
Almost any unripe fruit ↝ Chayote, fruit, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
most vegetables, such as seeded and pressed tomatoes, egg plant, green peaches, etc. ↝ Raw vegetable, NFS [Other vegetables and combinations]
finely chopped chives ↝ Chives, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
shallots ↝ Shallots, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
chillies
pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
oil ↝ Oil, safflower [Fats and Oils]

Instructions (4)

Mince finely a pint of freshly boiled shrimps and pound them in a marble mortar to a smooth paste.
Mix with them three dessertspoonfuls of best salad oil, two or three finely minced green chillies (or, failing these, cayenne), one or more very finely minced shallots, a little salt, and as much lime or lemon juice as will acidulate it nicely.
A grate of green ginger is an immense improvement.
Almost any unripe fruit and most vegetables, such as seeded and pressed tomatoes, egg plant, green peaches, etc., if crushed to a paste in a mortar and mixed with finely chopped chives or shallots and chillies, pepper, salt and oil.

Original Text · last edited 4 days ago

Mauritius Shrimp Sambal.
Mince finely a pint of
freshly boiled shrimps and pound them in a marble
mortar to a smooth paste; now mix with them three
dessertspoonfuls of best salad oil, two or three finely
minced green chillies (or, failing these, cayenne), one
or more very finely minced shallots, a little salt, and
as much lime or lemon juice as will acidulate it
nicely. A grate of green ginger is an immense
improvement. Almost any unripe fruit and most
vegetables, such as seeded and pressed tomatoes, egg
plant, green peaches, etc., if crushed to a paste in a
mortar and mixed with finely chopped chives or
shallots and chillies, pepper, salt and oil and

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