pat's Recipe

Thai Lemon Shrimp

Category: Seafood

Ingredients:
1 pound shrimp (shelled and deveined)
1/3 cup sweet chili sauce (recipe follows)
1 lemon (juice and zest)
3 kaffir lime leaves (sliced, substitute lime zest)
1 teaspoon chili sauce
1 tablespoon fish sauce
3 cloves garlic (chopped)
1 teaspoon palm sugar (or brown sugar)
1/4 cup coconut milk
1/4 cup cilantro (chopped)

Directions:
1. Marinate the shrimp in the sweet chili sauce, lemon juice, lemon zest, kaffir lime leaves, chili sauce, fish sauce, garlic and sugar for 10 or more minutes.
2. Heat a pan.
3. Add the shrimp, the marinade and the coconut milk and simmer (not boil) until the shrimp are cooked, about 2-3 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and mix in the cilantro.

Serves 2.

Sweet Chilli Sauce
Ingredients:
2 red chilies
2 birds eye chilies
2 cloves garlic
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup rice wine or white vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons water

Directions:
1. Puree the chilies and garlic in a food processor.
2. Bring the water, vinegar, sugar, salt, chilies and garlic to a boil and simmer for the chilies and garlic begin to get tender, about 3 minutes.
3. Mix the cornstarch into the water, mix it into the sauce and heat until the sauce thickens, about a minute.
4. Let cool and enjoy.


Makes 1+ cups.