Sambal Dabu-Dabu Khas Manado

Ingredients

• 8 Shallot (thinly sliced)
• 10 Bird's Eye Chili (thinly sliced)
• 1 Tomato (red; diced)
• 1 Green Tomato (diced)
• 1 Table Salt (to taste)
• 1 Calamansi (juiced)
• 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil (smoking hot; preferably used for frying fish)

Instructions

1. 1

   Thinly slice the shallots and place them in a mixing bowl.

2. 2

   Thinly slice all the bird's eye chilies and add them to the bowl with the shallots.

3. 3

   Dice the red tomato and green tomato into small cubes, then add them to the bowl.

4. 4

   Add salt to the mixture and stir while lightly pressing the ingredients with a spoon to help release their natural juices.

5. 5

   Squeeze the juice of one calamansi lime over the mixture and stir until evenly combined.

6. 6

   Pour in the smoking hot vegetable oil (using oil that has been used to fry fish is recommended for better flavor) and stir well before serving.