Prawns with tamarind sauce

with Sous-chef Phạm Ngọc Thảo from Meliã Hồ Tràm Beach Resort

Ingredient:

• 500g prawns, peeled
• 2 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
• 1 shallot or half onion, cut into wedges
• Coriander leaves for garnish
• 50g green chili
• 15g ginger, minced
• 120ml oil

Tamarind sauce:

1½ tbsp (table spoon) sugar

50ml tamarind juice

2 tbsp fish sauce

2 tsp (tea spoon) Sriracha chili sauce

Sous-chef Phạm Ngọc Thảo

Preparation:

• Mix the sauce ingredients in a small bowl until the sugar is dissolved.
• Heat the oil and fry the ginger, garlic, onion and shallot until the fragrance releases.
• Add the shrimp and fry over high heat until they are half cooked and turn pink.
• Pour the tamarind sauce on the shrimp. Stir well and let the sauce caramelise and get to the desired thickness.
• Taste and add any extra sugar, fish sauce or chili sauce as needed.
• Put the shrimp on a plate and sprinkle with coriander leaves and green chili.