Sambal Prawn

.Recipe was from the book Local Delights.


Ingredients:
40g tamarind paste
100ml water
50g dried chilli (soak till soft)
150g shallot
50g garlic
10g shrimp paste (belachan)
2 candlenuts
300g medium prawns (shelled)
salt and sugar to taste

Method:
1.Mix tamarind paste with water. Strain to obtain tamarind juice.

2.Grind dried chillies, shallots, garlic, shrimp paste and candlenut together.

3.Heat 5 tbsp oil in wok till hot. Stir fry ground ingredients till fragrant. Toss in prawns. When cooked, pour in tamarind juice. Cook till gravy is thickened. Seasoned with salt and sugar to taste.


by jennifer