Sauces & condiments · Paste
Indonesian spice paste
Also called bumbu, boemboe, bumbu paste
Indonesian bumbu: ground shallots, garlic, chilli and spices, sometimes with shrimp paste; fried as the base of nasi goreng, rendang and sambal goreng.
What can replace it
- T2 · GoodLaksa paste
Malaysian, with dried shrimp and lemongrass; close in style.
- T2 · GoodRendang paste
More warm spice, galangal and lemongrass.
- T3 · In a pinchSambal oelek
Just chilli: add shallot, garlic and shrimp paste. (use 0.5× the amount)
- T3 · In a pinchThai red curry paste
More herbal Thai style, with less shallot sweetness.
Cook with Indonesian spice paste
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