Nam Prik Pow

Ingredients

240 ml oil
65 gr green jalapeno peppers
140 gr shallots
140 gr garlic
120 gr shrimp
16 gr shrimp paste
80 ml fish sauce
50 gr sugar

Instructions

This dip will give any food a much richer taste, and add spiciness. Heat a small pan with the oil and deep fry the dried peppers, shallots and garlic until dark brown. Place the fried ingredients with all the others in a blender, and process until a smooth mixture forms. Pour the entire mixture into a medium skillet and fry on medium heat for 5 minutes. Remove, cool, and place in a jar with a tight lid and use as needed. It will keep indefinitely. Typed from: "Thailand, the Beautiful Cookbook", ISBN 0-00-255029-6. By Dale & Gail Shipp, Columbia, Md.