Preparation
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
A detailed recipe for making delicious and attractive sour shrimp paste with papaya at home. Let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen to make this enticing dish!
Ingredients for Sour Shrimp Paste with Papaya For 4 people
Fresh shrimp 1 kg Garlic 50 gr Ginger 50 gr Bird’s eye chili 5 fruits Large chili 1 fruit Papaya 100 gr Finely chopped pineapple 20 gr (pineapple) Fish sauce 400 ml Sugar 400 gr White wine 1 tablespoon Salt 1 tablespoon
Tools: stove, pot, chopsticks,…
How to choose good shrimp:
- When selecting shrimp, choose large-sized shrimp; they will taste better. The shrimp should have a shiny color and should not smell fishy.
- Pay close attention to the tail of the fresh shrimp; it should curl up. If the shrimp has been injected with chemicals, the tail will also curl up but will spread out like a fan, and when picked up, the shrimp will feel soft and have a white color.
- Observe the back; if it is swollen and fat, it is due to chemical injection making the shrimp full and heavy. The shell of the head of chemically injected shrimp will easily separate from the body.
- Be cautious with shrimp that have been soaked in urea chemicals; they will have a swollen belly and back, with water oozing from the segments, pale color, strange smell, shriveled meat, and a very bland taste.
How to make Sour Shrimp Paste with Papaya
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Cook the fish sauce
First, place a pot on the stove. Add fish sauce and sugar over low heat, stirring well until the sugar completely dissolves. Then turn off the heat and let it cool completely.
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Prepare other ingredients
Ginger sliced thinly. Garlic sliced. Bird’s eye chili minced.
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Prepare and marinate shrimp
When buying shrimp, cut off the head and remove impurities and dirt from the shrimp, add coarse salt and shake, then rinse several times with water.
After cleaning, add about 1 bowl of white wine to the shrimp, shake well for about 2 minutes. Then let it drain completely.
Tips for cleaning shrimp to be fresh and non-fishy:
- After cleaning the shrimp, you can soak them in diluted salt water, then take them out to drain to reduce the fishy smell of the shrimp.
- Rinse the shrimp continuously until the water is clear and no longer has dirt sediment.
- Shaking the shrimp with wine for 2 minutes not only helps eliminate the fishy smell but also makes the shrimp look redder and more attractive after making the paste.
- Make sure to wash the shrimp thoroughly so that the shrimp paste turns out better and does not spoil.
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Soak the fermented shrimp
Prepare a clean glass jar, rinse thoroughly with boiling water, and dry it in the sun until completely dry.
Place the prepared shrimp into the jar. Then, layer the ginger, garlic, and chili on top.
Pour the fish sauce that has been cooked with sugar until it just covers the jar.
Use bamboo sticks or a plastic rack to press down the shrimp and spices so they do not float above the fish sauce, then place it in the sun. The shrimp will gradually turn red naturally and can be used after about 1 week.
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Making papaya salad
The shrimp paste after being made can be used as a side dish with many types of food, such as serving with boiled meat or making papaya salad.
Put 200g of raw shredded papaya into a bowl, then add 20g of minced pineapple, and 10g of sliced chili. Then use clean chopsticks to pick up the shrimp paste and mix well.
Prepare half a cup of warm water. Add 2 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice, minced garlic, and minced chili into the cup. Stir well to make a dipping sauce to accompany the salad.
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Final product
The shrimp paste dish when completed will have beautiful colors, appealing, with the distinctive aroma of the paste and a rich flavor. This is an extremely delicious side dish, especially when making salad to eat with boiled meat, noodles, and fresh vegetables, guaranteed to be very tasty.
Preservation tips and storage time
- Make sure to close the lid of the shrimp paste jar tightly so that air does not enter; otherwise, the shrimp paste will ferment quickly and spoil.
- Store in a normal temperature environment.
- Can be stored in the refrigerator, with a shelf life of 6 – 12 months.
- Use a clean spoon or chopsticks to scoop it into a bowl before mixing spices to prevent the paste from spoiling quickly.
- If the paste has a smell, changes color, and has liquid on the surface in the jar, it should not be used anymore!
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Above is the simple recipe for fermented shrimp paste with green papaya that you can easily make at home, perfect for making everyday family meals more delicious. Wishing you success with this recipe!
*Source: Images and recipe from the channel Delicious Dishes.
