Recipe: Nam Phrik Kaeng Som (Sour Soup Curry Paste)
For 1 Persons
Category: Thai, Soups, Curry
7 Dried chilies
3 tb Chopped shallots
1 tb Chopped garlic
2 tb Chopped krachai
1 tb Shrimp paste
1 ts Salt
Soak dried chilies in hot water for 15 minutes and deseed. Into a blender,
put all ingredients except the shrimp paste and blend until mixed well.
Then, add the shrimp paste and blend once more to obtain about 1/2 cup of a
fine-textured paste. This can be stored in a glass jar in the refrigerator
for 3-4 months. (Note: Krachai is related to ginger and galangal, and
usually used in fish dishes.) Recipe from: The Elegant Taste of Thailand,
by Sisamon Kongpan & Pinyo Srisawat.
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