Sambal Oelek: Just the chilies fermented and coursely ground Chili Garlic sauce: Sambal Oelek + rough cut garlic Sriracha: Chili Garlic sauce + sugar and vinegar and blended I might be missing a few ingredients but the spirit of it is the same. Its the same stuff, just bottled at different parts. Still really good.Sambal oelek is a very important ingredient in Malaysian dishes – with dishes ranging from sambal-stuffed fish to sambal squid, sambal eggs and sambal beans. Ingredients: Ground chillies, salt, water, vinegar, E260, preservative E211. Size: 200g. Best before: 23 January 25. Once hot, add the ground ingredients and lightly fry for a few minutes. Add the spices after a few minutes and stir well, give the spices time to integrate and add a splash (~50-100 ml) of water to help the integration. Stir well and let the ingredients and water simmer until the water has evaporated (~5 min).
Add the sambal oelek, soy sauce, rice vinegar, basil sprigs, and one cup of water to the pork mixture. Reduce the heat to low and simmer the sauce. Meanwhile, cook the noodles according to the package directions to al dente. Toss the noodles in the sauce with the butter for 1-2 minutes until well-coated.
First cook the garlic and ginger just long enough to release the flavor. Add the carrots and onion and cook, stirring constantly until crispy tender about 2-3 minutes. Next, add the snow peas and bell pepper strips, cook for 2 minutes stirring constantly. Then add the cabbage and bean sprouts and cook for 1-2 minutes.Sambal oelek in its most basic form is just mashed red chilis with a little salt and vinegar (there are variations with more aromatics). I would not sub gochujang as it is very malty and sweet, but other mashed chili options: Mash some red chilis yourself. Sriracha. Huy fong's chili garlic sauce.
Accordingly, the Sambal Oelek substitutes shared below will give the closest flavor replication. Some alternatives could be used both as a condiment and as an ingredient, while some could only be employed in one way. 01- Red Harissa Paste. Red harissa is a spicy paste with a deep flavor. The base is red chilies and garlic, just like Sambal Oelek.