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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Fermented shrimp paste with tamarind for dipping mango is an incredibly delicious snack, which everyone has likely tasted at least once. The fresh shrimp paste cooked with sour tamarind and chili garlic results in an outstanding product that you can’t resist. Let’s get cooking with sister Thu Xuan right away!
Ingredients for Fermented Shrimp Paste with Tamarind For 1.5 liters of finished fermented shrimp paste
Fresh shrimp paste 1 kg Ripe sour tamarind, peeled 400 gr Chili 200 gr Garlic 200 gr MSG 200 gr Sugar 500 gr Filtered water 2 liters
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose good quality fermented shrimp paste
- To choose good fermented shrimp paste, you should select those with a characteristic aroma, a salty flavor that is not too harsh or bitter.
- The color of fresh fermented shrimp paste usually ranges from bright pink to reddish brown, with no unusual strange smell.
- You can buy fermented shrimp paste from reputable stores and large supermarkets. When purchasing, you should carefully check the origin, expiration date, and whether the packaging is intact.
How to choose fresh and delicious tamarind
- You should choose good tamarind that is firm and plump, with uniform size, and has a natural fragrant smell. Do not buy tamarind that is shriveled, infested with pests, as it is not tasty and difficult to peel.
- If there are white molds or strange smells on the tamarind, you should definitely not buy it!
- When buying pre-shelled tamarind, you should choose reputable places with clear origins to ensure quality.
Tools needed
How to make Tamarind Shrimp Paste
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Prepare the ingredients
Peel the outer skin of the garlic, remove the stems of the chili peppers, wash the mixture with clean water, and drain in a colander. Then put it into the blender to puree.
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Cooking tamarind fish sauce
Add 500g of sugar, 200g of monosodium glutamate, 400g of peeled ripe sour tamarind, and 2 liters of purified water into a pot and place it on the stove to cook over medium-high heat.
Stir continuously, using a ladle to mash and press the tamarind to separate the pulp, preventing it from clumping.
Cook for about 15 – 20 minutes until the mixture starts to bubble slightly. Then add the minced garlic and chili, stir well for another 10 – 15 minutes until the mixture boils and more bubbles appear, then add the raw fish sauce.
Stir continuously until all the air bubbles disappear, the fish sauce thickens, and has a certain consistency. Taste and adjust the seasoning to your preference, then turn off the heat and let the mixture cool to thicken, and it is complete.
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Final Product
So, you have completed the super delicious shrimp paste with tamarind, with an eye-catching reddish-brown color and the characteristic aroma of shrimp paste.
When tasting the shrimp paste, it has a spicy, irresistible fragrance, and enjoying it with rice crackers is simply irresistible.
With just a few simple and quick steps, you have completed the tamarind shrimp paste, served with mango or other delicious snacks, right? Today, let’s refer to TasteVN for more ways to make this delicious shrimp paste to treat your family!
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