Nam Prik Loong Rue Sauce Recipe

Nam Prik Loong Rue Sauce Recipe

1 teaspoon ground dried shrimps

3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped

5-7 small chilies

1 tablespoon shrimp paste, roasted

5-6 small baby eggplant

1-2 teaspoon palm sugar

1 teaspoon finely chopped pickled garlic

1-2 teaspoon fish sauce

1 tablespoon finely shredded green mango

1 tablespoon chopped sweet chicken or sweet pork (recipe refer below)

3 tablespoons lime juice

2 tablespoons deep-fried and flaked catfish

1 tablespoon crumbled salted egg yolk

assorted steamed, raw or deep-fried vegetables, to serve

Method:

Pound dried shrimps, garlic and chilies together with a pestle and mortar until a fine paste form.  Add all remaining ingredients except the last three, and mix well.  Spoon sauce into serving bowl and sprinkle with catfish and egg yolk.  Serve as a dip with raw or steamed vegetables, or vegetable fritters.  To make sweet chicken or pork, marinate skinned, de-boned and sliced meat with black pepper, minced garlic and minced coriander root overnight.  Heat a little oil in a pan over medium-high heat and when hot, add meat and stir-fry.  When meat is half-cooked, add a little water, fish sauce and palm sugar and fry until cooked through, and sauce clings to meat.