Thai Style Sweet and Sour Chilli Paste

This Thai style sweet sour chilli is good to have as a dipping sauce, marination for BBQ, or simply drizzle it on top of fried fish. This is not a very spicy paste , suitable for those who like to have a glimpse of spicy food but couldn't stand the burning sensation on the tongue. If you love it more spicy, feels free to add more chillies!

This is freshly blended, you can still see those bubbles in the paste!

Thai Style Sweet Sour Chilli Paste

Ingredients

• 3 stalks lemongrass, take only the white tender bulb, chopped
• 1.5 inch by 1 inch galangal
• 5 cloves garlic
• 2 red chillies （or 1 red chilli and 2 bird's eye chilli if you prefer spicier taste)
• 2 shallots
• 2 spring onions
• 1 tbsp cooking oil
• 4g shrimp paste / belacan
• 80ml ml lime juice
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 3 tbsp fish sauce
• 6 bunches coriander leaves and stalks, chopped

Cooking Directions

1. Blend all ingredients (except coriander leaves) in a blender/food processor.
2. Heat up a pan, let the paste simmer for 3 minutes.
3. Add in chopped coriander leaves and stalks and simmer for another 30 seconds.

材料

• 3 支 香茅（白色部分），切碎
• 1.5 寸 蓝姜
• 5 瓣 蒜头
• 2 条 红辣椒 （或1条红辣椒加2条小辣椒）
• 2 粒 小葱头
• 2 支青葱
• 1 汤匙 食油
• 4 克 马来煎
• 80 毫升青泞汁
• 1 汤匙糖
• 3 汤匙 鱼露
• 半杯 香菜切碎

做法

1. 将所有材料（除了香菜）放入搅拌器搅碎。
2. 热锅，将（1）稍微煮大约三分钟。
3. 加入香菜，再煮上大约30秒，熄火。