Stir Fried Shrimp with Bitter Beans
A simple, yet flavorful dish gets its signature flavor from fermented shrimp paste.
Ingredients
Prepare the Shrimp Paste
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Vegetable oil 2 Tbsp
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Garlic Clove, chopped 4 each
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Shrimp paste 'kapi' 0.5 Tbsp
Finish the Dish
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Shrimp paste 'kapi' 0.5 Tbsp
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Shrimp, tiger prawns 7 each
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Bitter beans 0.5 cup
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Sugar 2 Tbsp
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Oyster sauce 1 tsp
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Thai red chili, cut 5 each
Preparation
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Prepare the Shrimp Paste
- Heat a pan and add vegetable oil. Put chopped garlic and half of the shrimp paste into the pan.
- Roast the crumbled shrimp paste in the pan until the colour changes to a brown from the purplish appearance. Be careful not to burn to paste. This creates a very fragrant material and drives off some of the extreme volatile aromas.
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Finish the Dish
- Add the rest of the paste, shrimp, bitter beans and season with sugar, oyster sauce and fry together until fragrant and cooked. Garnish with the chili and serve with rice.