THAI SHRIMP PHYLLO HORS D’OEUVRES

By suziq

Ingredients

• 1 T vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup each chopped green pepper, onion & celery
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup fish sauce
• 1/2 tsp. Hot pepper sauce
• 1/4 tsp. Thyme
• pepper
• 1 lb. shelled cooked shrimp
• 1/4 c. chopped cilantro
• 2 T. lime juice
• phyllo (1 pkg.)
• 3/4 c. melted butter

Preparation

Step 1

In medium saucepan, heat oil; cook green pepper, celery, onion & garlic over medium heat, stirring often, 5 min. or until softened. Stir in fish sauce, hot pepper sauce & thyme; cook 3 min. Remove from heat; stir in pepper to taste. Let cool completely.

Chop shrimp very finely; add to vegetable mixture, along with coriander & lime juice. Set aside.

Working with phyllo, form triangles or rolls, using approx 2 tsp. Shrimp mixture per shape. For triangles, cut phyllo into 4 lengthwise. For rolls, cut each sheet into 4 crosswise.

Bake at 350F until golden brown, about 10-12 minutes. Can be made ahead and frozen unbaked.