Thai Fried Noodles with Nam Prik Pao----topped w/ fried egg.
Posted on 11/11/2021 9:18:41 AM PST by mylife
Nam prik pao is versatile pantry staple in Thai cuisine, a thick, savory, sweet, and spicy. Primarily made from dried spur chiles, garlic, shallots, and dried shrimp. It's used as a flavor-boosting condiment for soups, stir-fries, salads, and fried rice. You can also used it as a spread for toast and sandwiches.
The "pao" in nam prik pao means to burn or grill, and it refers to the important step of charring the chiles, shallots, and garlic to develop their flavor before they're processed into a paste along with the shrimp, tamarind paste, fish sauce, palm sugar, and oil, and then cooked down in more oil.
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Like a prik gaeng, nam prik pao is traditionally pounded into a paste by hand in a mortar and pestle. This time-consuming process is one of the main reasons why most Thai people prefer to purchase jarred nam prik pao. Some homemade versions even call for frying shallots and garlic separately, rather than charring them, before processing them into the paste. I prefer a more streamlined approach in which I quickly char the ingredients under the broiler (traditionally the ingredients are dry-roasted in a wok or cooked over an open flame). I then use an electric spice grinder to pulverize the dried chiles and a food processor to bring the paste together in a matter of a couple of minutes.
I transfer the paste to a saucepan or wok, and cook it down with a generous amount of oil until the sugars begin to caramelize and the mixture takes on a jammy consistency.
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>Yes Please!
Everybody needs a little Prik!
I don’t do sweet with my savory. Period. No bacon jam, pineapple on pizzas or ham. I like sambal, though. I put that **** on everything.
I was disappointed with a recent purchase of tyrayaki sauce. It tasted more like soy sauce than the sweet sauce you usually find at rice bowl franchises.
Thai Fried Noodles with Nam Prik Pao----topped w/ fried egg.
is that you Bwana Dik?
add sugar, that’s all they do.
Yummy!
Yum.
Its a balance thing.
sounds good, good brand.
Could even use leftover noodles.
What leftover noodles? :)
I always do, but prefer provolone.
That's good.
Monterey Jack works also.
NOT pepper Jack - I prefer the plain Jack.
Lol......
Pepper Jack is a gimmick
It eats but is a gimmick
How did you know that I was looking up chile crisp recipes today?
I need one with no msg
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