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| Category: | | Meat & Seafood | | Style: | | Chinese |
Description:
Chili Shrimps In Yam Basket Recipe
Ingredients:
1 lb medium size shrimps (remove shell)
3 tbsp of cooking oil
2 tbsp ground onions
2 tsp of ground chilies
1.5 chopped garlic or chopped ginger
2 tbsp tomato sauce
1.5 tsp chili sauce
1 tsp tamarind mixed with 1/2 pint of water (strain well)
1 tbsp corn flour
1/2 lettuce (cut into thin strips)
Ingredients For Making Basket:
1/2 lb yam (peeled and cut into thin strips)
salt to taste
1 tbsp corn flour and salt
1 lb cooking oil for deep frying
Directions:
Peel the yams and cut them into thin strips. Season with corn flour and salt. Spread 5 tbsp of yam strips on to a bigger sieve. Using a smaller sieve press the yam strips together. Fry in deep oil for 5 to 10 minutes to form a nest. 2 or 3 nests can be made from 1 lb of yam. Place the yam basket on an oval dish. Encircle with thin strips of lettuce. Heat cooing oil in pan. Put in ground onions, chopped garlic and fry for about 2 minutes. Add in ground chilies and fry the shrimps together with garlic, ginger and onions. Mix in tamarind water, sweet chili sauce, tomato sauce, sugar and fry for 3 minutes. Thicken gravy with corn flour and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Put chili shrimps in the yam basket. Serve while hot. 
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