Nam prik for cooked vegetables

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4ouncesUnripe fruit such as green mango, goseberries, tart plums, or grapes
6Dried red chilies
1smallPiece trassi (shrimp paste)
3Garlic clove(s)
1Onion(s)
1tablespoonFish sauce (nam pla)
1tablespoonBrown sugar
Lime juice

Directions

FAR EASTERN

Chop the fruit. Seed and chop the chilies. Wrap the trassi in foil and grill until it darkens or cook in a preheated 350øF oven for a few minutes. Crumble and pound the trassi or process it with the other ingredients, adding lime juice to dilute and to taste. Stored in a jar, it will keep in the refrigerator for a few days.

The Complete Book of Spices by Jill Norman ISBN 0-140-23804-2 pg 108 Submitted By DIANE LAZARUS On 02-17-95