Plah Koong / Thai Shrimps Salad

• 20 shrimps
• 2 1/2 tbsp coconut milk
• 1/2 tbsp roasted chili paste
• 1/2 tbsp palm sugar
• 1/3 tbsp tamarind puree
• 1/2 tbsp lime juice
• 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 lemongrass stalk
• 1 bunch mints
• 1 shallot
• 1 tomato
• 1 hot chili or more

1. Choose fresh shrimps if possible,as Pla dish is mean blanch or medium grill meat with spicy sauce ,so ,devein,blanch shrimps,drain well
2. Make sauce ,add palm sugar,coconut milk,fish sauce,roast chilli paste ,tamarind puree to the sauce pan,simmer to bubbles and thickness ,transfer to mixing bowl,let it cool
3. Chop chili,shallot,mint,tomato,thinny slice lemongrass
4. After sauce completely cool,add sliced ingredients
5. Add shrimps,fresh lime juice ,stir to mix
6. Serve as salad or with hot steamed jasmine rice :)

shrimps, coconut milk, sugar, tamarind puree, lime juice, fish sauce, stalk, mints, shallot, tomato, hot chili

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/347875-plah-koong-thai-shrimps-salad (may not work)