Num-prick
kaeng karee
Ingredients
5 - 6 tablespoons (150 - 180 g.)
1/2 teaspoons of salt
2 teaspoons of ginza - skin
removed, finely chopped
3 tablespoons of lemongrass - finely chopped
2 tablespoons of garlic - thinly sliced
10 big dried chilli - seed removed, soaked in water for 10 minutes -
finely chopped
3 teaspoons of shrimp paste
Method
Put all the ingredients into the mortar and pounded, using the pestle for about 10 minutes until the paste
is smooth.
If used the blender or liquidizer, you might need to add a bit of water to get
the paste to combine.