Spicy shrimp paste is a handy mix to have in your pantry. It works wonderfully in stir fries and in dishes such as silken tofu, prawns and crabs for a fragrant finish.
Igredients
Directions
This paste work great with prawns or crabs as the meat is sweet and the spiciness just complements the sweetness of seafood generally. Also works great for some stir fried vegetable, tofu and rice.
Happy Cooking!
Igredients
- 20 days small fresh green chilies
- 5 small fresh red chilies
- 1 table spoon of shrim paste ( roast on open fire first to release the flavours - idealy shrimpaste must be charred slightly )
- 3 shallots chopped
- 5 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 lemon grass chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon of yellow ginger (optional)
- 1 teaspoon of ginger (optional)
- 1 tablespoon of lime juice
Directions
- Add the igredients to a mortar bit by bit and pound them into a coarse paste.
- Add a pinch of salt too in the process.
- Once paste has come together, carefully spoon it into a jar and store in fridge.
This paste work great with prawns or crabs as the meat is sweet and the spiciness just complements the sweetness of seafood generally. Also works great for some stir fried vegetable, tofu and rice.
Happy Cooking!
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