Shrimp in yellow sauce
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients:
- 2 Fresh red chiles seeded -chopped
- 1 Red onion chopped
- 1 Thick stalk lemon grass -chopped
- 1 Inch piece of galangal -chopped (substitute -ginger)
- 1/2 c Water
- 1 c Coconut milk
- 14 16 raw large shrimp peeled -deveined
- 8 Thai basil leaves
- 2 ts Lime juice
- 1 ts Fish sauce
- 1 Green onion
Instructions:
including some -green top cut into thin -strips Fresh coriander Using a small food processor mix to a paste chiles red onion lemon grass and galangal. Transfer to a wok and heat stirring 2-3 minutes then stir in water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 3-4 minutes until most of the water has evaporated. Stir in coconut milk and shrimp and simmer stirring occasionally about 4 minutes until shrimp are just firm and pink. Stir in basil leaves lime juice and fish sauce. Sprinkle green onion over shrimp. Serve sprinkled liberally with fresh coriander.
