Stir Fried Shrimps with Roasted Chili Paste or Koong pad num prik prao my version Thai dish. Serve hot as part of a main meal. This special recipe for who love to eat spice and a little sweet dish. Most of the time this recipe I cook for diner and my daughter is very much like because of not too spicy but a little sweet taste...By personal opinion. I think this recipe is suitable for foreigners if wanna try spicy Thai food in different thing.
Ingredients:- 10 shrimps, deviance and cleaned well
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 cup sweet basil leaves
- 2 tbsp roasted chili paste
- 4 fresh chili, cut into long strips
- 1 tsp garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 head onion
- 2 spring onion, cut into long strips.
- Clean and remove the shrimp shell but leave the tails for good appearance. Then cut open the back of each shrimp to remove the veins.
- Heat oil in a wok over medium-high heat.
- Add garlic in the hot oil and fry until it becomes fragrant and golden.
- Add shrimps and onion, stir until shrimps turn pink and cooked.
- Then add fish sauce, roasted chili paste to taste.
- Before removing from heat, sprinkle with sweet basil leaves, spring onion and red fresh chili.
- Stir-fry for another 10 seconds.
- Transferred to a serving dish and served with hot steamed rice.