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
- Choose fresh shrimps if possible,as Pla dish is mean blanch or medium grill meat with spicy sauce ,so ,devein,blanch shrimps,drain well
- 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
- Chop chili,shallot,mint,tomato,thinny slice lemongrass
- After sauce completely cool,add sliced ingredients
- Add shrimps,fresh lime juice ,stir to mix
- 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)