Ingredients

[1]
  • 500ml super light sesame oil
  • 60g roast shrimp paste
  • 2kg shrimp heads
[2] - all chopped small and slowly minced
  • 4 peeled garlic bulbs
  • 50g thai green chilli
  • 13 peeled thai shallots
  • 6 thumb-sized pieces of ginger
  • 20 cleaned coriander roots
  • 10 sticks lemongrass
  • The peel of 20 kaffir limes
[3] - ground to a powder
  • 60g white pepper
  • 20g coriander seed
  • 20g cumin seed
  • 20g Maldon salt
[4]
  • 700g palm sugar
  • 4l dashi
  • 200g knorr chicken paste

Method

Roast [1] in a large pot until golden brown. Add [2] and [3]. Stir well and add [4]. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 5 minutes. Blitz in and pass through double muslin.

Ingredients

[1]
  • 500ml super light sesame oil
  • 60g roast shrimp paste
  • 2kg shrimp heads
[2] - all chopped small and slowly minced
  • 4 peeled garlic bulbs
  • 50g thai green chilli
  • 13 peeled thai shallots
  • 6 thumb-sized pieces of ginger
  • 20 cleaned coriander roots
  • 10 sticks lemongrass
  • The peel of 20 kaffir limes
[3] - ground to a powder
  • 60g white pepper
  • 20g coriander seed
  • 20g cumin seed
  • 20g Maldon salt
[4]
  • 700g palm sugar
  • 4l dashi
  • 200g knorr chicken paste

Method

Roast [1] in a large pot until golden brown. Add [2] and [3]. Stir well and add [4]. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 5 minutes. Blitz in and pass through double muslin.