Myanmar Food
Crisp Shrimp Relish (Balachaung Kyaw)
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried shrimps
- 1 ½ teaspoons shrimp paste
- 2 medium onions
- 1 cup oil
- 10 garlic cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon tamarind paste
- 1 teaspoon or more chili powder
How to cook
Wash the dried shrimps, drain, and let dry while
doing the following: Slice onion finely; slice
garlic fairly thick, but evenly. Soak tamarind in
1/2 cup water and extract juice. Strain if necessary
and let shrimp paste dissolve in it till smooth.
Pound or grind shrimps in electric grinder to powder
but not too finely.
Heat oil in a wok, add turmeric, and fry onions
till light brown. Drain off and set aside Fry garlic
till light gold and drain off. Into hot oil put
powdered shrimps M\d ay till crisp but not too dark.
Take pan off fire and drain off quickly. Pour out
oil and clean the wok. Return 2 teaspoons oil to it.
Add tamarind shrimp paste liquid, a pinch of
turmeric, and stir over tire zo prevent burning.
As liquid disappears, add chili and stir till
chili darkens. Return shrimp powder to pan and mix
well over fire for just 1 minute. Add salt if
needed. Take off fire and let cool. When cool, mix
in fried onion and garlic, and bottle, airtight, to
use as needed.
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