Surabayanese Mixed Salad with Shrimp Paste Peanut Sauce

 

Rujak Petis Surabaya

Actually real version of this dish is Rujak Cingur, but since I didn't use any cingur (cow's nose that is :P) I couldn't use the same title.

For 4 persons

Ingredients:
- 100gr bean sprout
- 100 gr water spinach
- 150 gr long beans
- 1 block of tofu
- 1 block of tempe
- 1 cucumber
- 1 jicama
- 1 mango
- 1 pineapple
- Shrimp cracker
- Rice cake

For the Sambal Petis:
- 100gr fried peanuts
- 2 bird's eye chili (less or more depending on your taste buds)
- 1 tsp tamarind water
- 2-3 tbs petis udang (shrimp paste)
- 1/2 tsp terasi (dried shrimp paste)
- Some shredded palm sugar
- Some water
- Salt

Directions:
- Cut, cleaned and blanced the vegetables.
- Cut and deep fried tofu and tempe.
- Cut and cleaned the fruits.
- Pound the sambal petis ingredients in a pestle and mortar. Adjust the taste to your liking.
- In a plate put some rice cake, vegetables, tofu and tempe, fruits. Topped with sambal petis.
- Served with shrimp crackers.