Asian Seafood Recipes - Indonesian Special Prawn Curry (Sambal Goreng Udang) Recipe

Ingredients

• 1lb. (500 g.) prawns

• 3 tablespoons cooking oil

• 6 shallots (sliced)

• 10 oz. (315 g.) blimbing masam/finger carambola or sour pickles (sliced)

• 2 daun limau pumt/curly lime leaves

• 1 1/4 cups thick santan/thick coconut milk

• salt to taste

• 2 tablespoons fried onion flakes

Ground Ingredients:

• 12 fresh red chilies

• 5 buah keras/candlenuts

• 1/2-inch. (1.2-cm.) piece kunyit/turmeric root

• 3 cloves garlic

• 10 shallots

• 1-inch (2.5-cm.) piece terasi/dried shrimp paste (dry-fried)

• 1 teaspoon brown sugar

• 1 slice laos/galangal

• 1 thin stalk serai/lemon grass (sliced)

Serves 4-6

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Method:

1. Shell and devein prawns and rinse thoroughly. Keep refrigerated.

2. Heat oil and fry shallots till golden. Add ground ingredients, carambola and lime leaves. Stir-fry further till oil separates.

3. Add the prawns and cook for 2 minutes. Add coconut milk and season to taste. Simmer till thick and oil separates, stirring frequently.

4. Adjust seasoning and remove from flame. Discard leaves.

5. Serve hot, garnished with fried onion flakes.