Thursday, December 9, 2010

Shrimp with Chilly and Garlic


















Ingredients:
  1. Shrimp - 15 medium large (shelled , de-veined ,washed and pat dry)
  2. Shrimp stock** - 1/2 cup
  3. Shallots - 2 sliced
  4. Green chillies - 5 sliced
  5. Garlic - 5 cloves shopped fine
  6. Ginger - 1/4 inch piece sliced into thin strips
  7. Red bell pepper - 1/4 of a whole sliced
  8. Spring onion - 1 stalk sliced
  9. Fish sauce - 1 tbsp
  10. Soy sauce - 1 tbsp
  11. Thai chilly garlic sauce - 1 tsp (you can substitute with crushed dry red pepper and 1/2 tsp of vinegar)
  12. Lemon grass - 2 inch piece
  13. Oil - 1 tbsp

Method:
Add oil to a frying pan and heat it.
Add in the chopped Garlic and ginger and stir fry for a minute.
Add in the shrimp ,sprinkle half of the fish sauce and chilly garlic sauce and cook on high heat for 3 minutes until the shrimp start picking some color. Remove the shrimp from the pan and reserve .
In the same pan add the chopped shallots,bell pepper, green chillies, spring onion and lemon grass and stir fry for 2 minutes - Do not overcook the veggies , they should retain a nice crunch.
Pour in the shrimp stock,soy sauce,fish sauce and chilly garlic sauce and bring to a boil.Add in the reserved shrimp and cook for a minute more.
Serve immediately over Jasmine rice.

**NOTE : to make the shrimp stock wash the shell of the shrimp and add to a saucepan and cover with water , add in a piece of lemon grass and ginger and bring to a boil.Simmer for 10 minutes and strain the broth and use as a stock for soups or gravies.

5 comments:

  1. looks interesting, bookmarked!

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  2. Sounds yummy, Priya chechy!See you soon for X'mas!

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  3. Looking forward to your visit Ria !! Eppam land cheyyum ?

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  4. We made a lot of substitutions. Still... very good and quick.

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