Fried Tofu with Dried Shrimp Chili

 Fried Tofu with Dried Shrimp Chili

 I love dried shrimps, one of my favorite ingredients.

And here is my recipe for dried shrimp chili.

I posted one before, my Mum's dried shrimp chili recipe.

 

There are 2 kinds of dried shrimps, small and large.

The one that I use is large one.

 This is the small dried shrimps.

This is what I used, large size dried shrimps.

You need to soften them by soaking them in the water for at least 1 hour.

My Mum usually soak it overnight.

Here is my recipe.

Ingredients:

3 garlic, sliced then pound

7 shallots, thinly sliced

5 kaffir lime leaves, discard the stalk, thinly sliced the leaves

1 knob of galangal

1 tsp of tamarind puree

3 tbsp water

Rice Brand Oil.

1 package of hard tofu, cut triangle shape, shallow fried.

1 package of dried shrimp, soak in hot water at least 1 hour.

1/2 package of dried chili, soaked in hot water for 1 hour.

Method:

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a non-stick pan, fried tofu, set aside.

Using the same pan and oil, put garlic, shallots,

kaffir lime leaves, galangal, dried shrimps.

Sautee until all softens, add tamarind paste.

Mix well, add a little bit of water just to prevent burnt.

Add fried tofu, mix well.

Cook for 2 minutes further.

Switch off the stove and

ready to serve with jasmine steamed rice.