Roasted Red Chili Paste (Nam Prik Pao) From 'Everyday Thai Cooking

Name: Roasted Red Chili Paste (Nam Prik Pao) From 'Everyday Thai Cooking
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps palm or brown sugar; 4 Tbsps high-heat cooking oil; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 1 Tbsp ground red pepper (cayenne); 1 Tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice; 4 teaspoons fermented shrimp paste; 1 teaspoon tamarind concentrate; 1 Tbsp water

Roasted Red Chili Paste (Nam Prik Pao) From 'Everyday Thai Cooking might be just the American recipe you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian recipe has 379 calories, 9g of protein, and 29g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 2. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a very reasonably priced soup for The Super Bowl. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 20 minutes. If you have fermented shrimp paste, high-heat cooking oil, lime juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Heat the oil in a wok or skillet at medium high heat.

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Add the garlic and shallots and stir-fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

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Shallot

Garlic

Transfer garlic and shallots to a small bowl with a slotted spoon. Set aside. Leave the remaining oil in the pan.

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Combine the ground red pepper, shrimp paste, fish sauce, brown sugar, lime juice, tamarind concentrate, water, and reserved garlic and shallots in a small food processor. Pulse until a thick paste forms.

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Tamarind Paste

Ground Cayenne Pepper

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Brown Sugar

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Lime Juice

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Water

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Return the paste to the wok or skillet and stir it into the oil over low heat. Simmer gently and continue stirring until the mixture is a smooth, oily, and shimmering paste.

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