Mango – a type of fruit that just hearing its name stimulates the taste buds, revealing an undeniable craving. Mango dipped in a special sauce is wonderful. Let TasteVN introduce you to 2 ways to make tamarind shrimp paste and crispy pork fat for dipping mango. Let’s go to the kitchen to prepare this dish!
1. Tamarind Shrimp Paste
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Preparation Time
30 minutes
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Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Tamarind Shrimp Paste For 1 bowl
Shrimp paste 100 gr Tamarind juice 50 gr Chili powder 1/2 tablespoon Fresh chili 3 pieces Garlic 3 cloves Cooking oil 3 tablespoons Sugar 2 tablespoons
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How to Make Tamarind Shrimp Paste
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Prepare the Ingredients
Pour 1/2 bowl of boiling water into a bowl containing tamarind, use a spoon to mash until all the sourness is extracted, then remove the seeds and keep the juice.
Peel and finely chop the garlic.
Slice the chili into thin pieces.
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Stir-fry the fish sauce
Place a pan on the stove, turn the heat to medium, and add 3 tablespoons of cooking oil. Wait for the oil to heat up, then add minced garlic and sauté until fragrant.
Next, reduce the heat, add 100g of fish sauce, 2 tablespoons of sugar, tamarind juice, and 1/2 tablespoon of chili powder, then stir well until the sugar dissolves completely in the pan, then turn off the heat. Finally, transfer the fish sauce to a bowl and let it cool.
Tip: You can adjust the ingredients to suit your taste.
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Finished Product
Fermented shrimp paste with tamarind has a distinctive aroma of fermented shrimp paste and tamarind. When eaten, you will experience a taste that is neither too sweet nor too salty, but rather a balance of salty, sweet, and just the right amount of sour.
A bowl of fermented shrimp paste with tamarind that is enjoyed with green mangoes, ripe mangoes, guavas,… is just so delicious.
Fermented shrimp paste with tamarind offers a perfect blend of sour, spicy, salty, and sweet flavors that are extremely appealing. Be sure to add it to your snack menu, and check out more recipes shared by users on TasteVN for this delicious dish!
See details: How to make irresistible homemade fermented shrimp paste with tamarind for dipping mangoes
2. Fermented Shrimp Paste with Fried Pork Fat
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Fermented Shrimp Paste with Fried Pork Fat For 15 jars
Fermented shrimp paste 600 gr (3 jars) Fried pork fat 1 kg Lemongrass 500 gr Pineapple 2 pieces (dứa) Chili paste 2 tablespoons Garlic 3 cloves (chopped) Cooking oil 2 tablespoons MSG 2 tablespoons Sugar 8 tablespoons
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose delicious pork cracklings
- Choose pork cracklings that have a beautiful yellow color, a certain crispness, and a characteristic aroma.
- Avoid purchasing pork cracklings that have unusual colors, are soft and mushy, or show signs of leaking.
- To get delicious and quality pork cracklings that are safe for hygiene, you can make them right at home following the recipe shared on TasteVN.
How to choose fresh pineapples
- Choose pineapples that have an eye-catching yellow color, sometimes with spots of green, as these are ripe and sweet compared to unevenly ripened ones.
- Ripe, naturally ripened fruits that are not artificially ripened and when peeled – the eyes removed will not lose too much flesh will be those with a slightly round shape, short fruit, and the larger the eyes, the better.
- The skin of ripe pineapples is usually slightly wrinkled, and you will feel a moderate softness when touching them.
How to choose delicious lemongrass
- You should choose lemongrass stalks that are tightly wrapped together, with leaves that are not dry or wilted, and the inside should not have spots.
- The lemongrass stalks should be thick and round, with a beautiful green color, smooth, and not bruised.
- When smelled, lemongrass has a characteristic aroma.
Where to buy satay chili?
- You can easily buy satay chili at reputable stores, supermarkets, large markets, or at TasteVN stores nationwide.
- When purchasing, you need to carefully check the expiration date and origin to avoid buying expired satay chili.
- Additionally, to ensure the satay chili is of the best quality and hygienic, you can make satay chili at home according to TasteVN’s recipe.
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How to make Sour Shrimp Paste with Fatty Pork
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Preparing ingredients
Wash the lemongrass briefly with water, drain, cut off the root part, and chop finely. Then, sauté the lemongrass with fat until golden.
Peel the pineapple, remove all the eyes, wash briefly with water, and then cut into small pieces.
Tip: You should cut the pineapple into smaller pieces to make the dish quicker to prepare.
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Sauté the fragrant ingredients and lemongrass
Place a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan.
Wait for the oil to heat up, then add garlic and sauté until fragrant. Next, add the fragrant ingredients and sauté until they are soft and release their juices, then add the lemongrass and sauté for another 5 minutes.
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Add shrimp paste and crispy pork fat
After sautéing the lemongrass and fragrant ingredients for 5 minutes, season the pan with 2 tablespoons of monosodium glutamate, 8 tablespoons of sugar, 600g of shrimp paste, and 2 tablespoons of chili paste, then sauté evenly over low heat until the seasonings dissolve.
Finally, add the crispy pork fat and sauté together for another 5 – 7 minutes before turning off the heat.
Tip
- While sautéing the ingredients, you should cook over low heat, stirring continuously to avoid burning, and regularly skimming off the foam.
- You can adjust the ingredients to suit your taste.
- This dish has a distinctive smell, so you should consider preparing it in well-ventilated areas, spacious environments, with minimal impact on neighboring houses, or in places with exhaust fans.
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Final Product
The finished dish has the distinctive aroma of shrimp paste. You can feel the crispy fried pork fat, with a light sweet and sour taste from the pineapple, and the fragrant smell of lemongrass when you eat. This shrimp paste with fried pork fat is extremely delicious when served with mango, young star fruit, guava, cucumber, and so on.
How to choose delicious shrimp paste
- Choose shrimp paste that has a color ranging from bright pink to reddish-brown, with a mild aroma.
- Delicious shrimp paste has a sweet and rich taste, not harsh or astringent.
- To buy good shrimp paste, you can purchase it from reputable stores, supermarkets, and large markets. Additionally, when buying, you should carefully check the expiry date and origin to avoid purchasing low-quality shrimp paste.
How to choose delicious green mangoes to eat with
- Delicious green mangoes are those that have a rounded waist, tapering at the end.
- You should choose mangoes with green skin that is not too dark or too light, with the stem still sticky with sap and slightly wet, as these are fresh mangoes just picked.
- When buying, you should press on the mango; if it feels firm, you should buy it. If it feels soft, you should not buy it as it may be overripe and not taste good.
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The article above guides you on 2 how to make fermented shrimp paste with tamarind and crispy pork fat for dipping mangoes with an irresistible delicious flavor. Enjoy the fruits of your labor right away! Wishing you success in your cooking!
*Refer to images and recipes from YouTube channels: Delicious Dishes and Binh Duong’s Treasures
