Nam Prik Pao

Name: Nam Prik Pao
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 40g large dried red chillies, deseeded; 10 shallots, sliced; 1 head garlic, sliced; 3 tbsp dried shrimp and 1 tbsp shrimp paste; 4 tbsp palm sugar; 3 tbsp tamarind paste and 2 tbsp fish sauce; 250ml oil

น้ำพริกเผา/nahm prik POW/

Also known as: Nam Phrik Phao, Thai Chilli Jam, Thai Roasted Chilli Paste

About this dish

A smoky, sweet and spicy Thai chilli jam of roasted dried chillies, shallots, garlic, shrimp paste and tamarind, slowly fried in oil.

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Ingredients

🌶️40g large dried red chillies, deseeded

🧅10 shallots, sliced

🧄1 head garlic, sliced

🦐3 tbsp dried shrimp and 1 tbsp shrimp paste

🍬4 tbsp palm sugar

🫙3 tbsp tamarind paste and 2 tbsp fish sauce

🫗250ml oil

Method

Serves 2

Fry the shallots and garlic separately in the oil until golden, then lift out. Fry the chillies briefly until dark red.

Pound or blend the fried chillies, shallots, garlic and dried shrimp with the shrimp paste into a paste.

Return the paste to the oil and cook over low heat, stirring.

Add the palm sugar, tamarind and fish sauce and cook until thick, dark and glossy.

Cool and store in a jar, with the oil on top.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Nam prik pao is a pantry staple in Thai kitchens, eaten with rice, spread on toast and used to flavour tom yum and stir-fries.

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