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Asam Prawns
Asam Prawns, a Malaysia Nyonya dish with simple ingredients and easy to cook. The taste is sour and sweet and the sauce is best for served with rice. It is a classic combination with Nasi Lemak.
- Prep time
- 2 hr 15 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
2
- 500 g Prawns
- 500 g Prawns
- 10 g Tamarind Pulp
- 10 g Tamarind Pulp
- 0.5 tbsp Salt
- 0 .5 tbsp Salt
- 25 g Palm Sugar
- 25 g Palm Sugar
- 1 tsp Oyster Sauce
- 1 tsp Oyster Sauce
- 2 cloves Garlic (Minced)
- 2 cloves Garlic (Minced)
- 2 pcs Shallots (Sliced)
- 2 pcs Shallots (Sliced)
- 0.5 tsp Thick Soy Sauce
- 0 .5 tsp Thick Soy Sauce
- 4 tsp Cooking Oil
- 4 tsp Cooking Oil
Instructions
- 1
Cut off the spiked part of the prawns and then cut the back to remove the intestines.
- 2
Add water to the tamarind and stir well, then remove the seeds.
- 3
Add salt, oyster sauce, palm sugar, minced garlic, sliced shallots, pepper and tamarind juice to the prawns, stir well and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
- 4
Add the oil in the hot pan and fry the prawn for about 1 minute. Pour the sauce and add the thick soy sauce, stir fry evenly and then take it out of the pan. Enjoy it.