CONDIMENT - Dry Shrimps Spiced Condiments (辣椒虾米松）

By Aemelia

Ingredients

• 250 grams of dried shrimps- soaked until soft
• 2 sticks of lemon grass
• 5 shallots
• 15 dried chillis – soaked and drained
• 1-2 tablespoons of peanut oil (or other cooking oil)
• 1 cm cube of belachan (shrimp paste) or 1 tablespoon of belachan powder (optional)
• Sugar to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Soak the dry shrimps until soft. Drain and set aside. Put the shallots, chilli and lemon grass., dry shrimps, belachan or belachan powder and blend as fine as possible.

Add the sugar and oil, blend until the overall mixture is fine.. Transfer the blended mixture to a non stick pan. Stir fry under “MEDIUM “ heat until the mixture dries up and the mixture become aromatic. Constant stirring is required. It took me about 15 minutes to stir fry until my desired texture which is dry but not floury.