Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Yum Tua Poo ( Wing Bean Shrimp Salad)














Ingredients for 2 People

50 gms Pork Mince
30 gms Cooked Shrimp
20 gms Peanut Toasted in Dry Frying Pan
10 gms Chopped Spring Onion
30 gms Chopped Wing Beans (or Long Green Beans)
10 gms Chopped Coriander Leaves
2 Chopped Big Red Chillies
3 Garlic Cloves
4 Tablespoons Coconut Milk
1 Teaspoon Dry Coconut
1 Tablespoons Fish Sauce
2 Tablespoons Lime Juice
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Sugar
1 Teaspoon Dried Flaked Chilli
170 ml Water

Preparation
All the vegetables and meats should be chopped into fine small pieces for this recipe. The peanuts should be lightly browned in a dry frying pan and chopped or pounded in a mortar. If you are using uncooked shrimp, cook them with the pork, for cooked shrimp they can be added later.
1. Boil the water add the salt, and chopped garlic.
2. Add the pork to the water by forcing it through a very course sieve, this will keep the mince into nice and separate pieces.
3. Cook for 1 minute.
4. Pour off half of the cooking water.
5. Chop the shrimp meat into small pieces and add to the pan.
6. Add the chopped spring onion, chopped wing bean, coriander, and toasted peanut, into the pan and mix all the ingredients well.
7. Mix the chilli powder, chilli, fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar, in with the rest of the ingredients in the pan.
8. When serving place the salsa in a dish and add a little dried shredded coconut to the top.

Serve With
Salads, rice, whisky, or beer

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