Tropical Yum Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon red curry paste
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon fried shallot
- 2 tablespoons palm sugar
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon tamarind
Method
Crush half of the sesame seeds and fried shallot in a mortar. Set aside the rest to sprinkle on top later.
In a pan or wok at low to medium low heat, add the coconut milk and red curry paste. Stir to mix the curry paste with coconut milk to prevent the bottom from sticking. Bring it to a simmer. Add palm sugar, tamarind, fish sauce, crushed sesame seeds and fried shallot. Stir until all ingredients are well mixed and turn off the heat. The mixture should taste strong in all flavors with a nutty flavor and aroma from the sesame seeds. The strong taste will offset the bland vegetables.
Pour the mixture on top of the vegetables. Sprinkle sesame seeds and fried shallot for a nice presentation. I mix the vegetables with the sauce at the table.
Serve with rice.
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