Roasted Nam Prik(Thai Spice)

* Exported from MasterCook *

Roasted Nam Prik (Thai Spice)

Recipe By : Jill Norman * Web File 4/97
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Mixes and Spices Oriental / Far East

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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5 cloves garlic, unpeeled
5 shallots, unpeeled
5 fresh red chilies a small piece of trassi
1 tbsp soft brown sugar
5 ml (1 tsp) tamarind concentrate
2 tbsp peanuts

Put the unpeeled garlic and shallots over a barbecue or in a heavy cast-iron
frying pan and grill or dry fry until the skins are dark brown and the
insides soft. Dry fry the chilies and the trassi wrapped in foil, until the
trassi darkens and the chilies soften. Peel the garlic and shallots, chop the
chilies, removing the seeds, and pound or process everything to a paste.
Store for about a week in a jar in the refrigerator.

Source: Jill Norman "The Complete Book of Spices" Viking Studio Books, 1991
ISBN 0-670-83437-8
The book is lavishly illustrated with full color photographs of the herbs and
spices- whole, mixed, ground.



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