Thai Tamarind Shrimp

I've never been to Thailand but I've been to Bangkok and apparently people in Bangkok eat a lot of Thai food.

I'm joking.

I've never been to Thailand and obviously I've never been to Bangkok but I've eaten and made a lot of Thai Food.

Very different from Japanese and Chinese. More tangy, spicy and more flavorful at times.

One of my favorite way of making Thai food is the Pad Thai method.

By using this method I have previously made Thai Tamarind Fish but it's time to try our shrimps with this.

Ingredients:

14 large shrimps

1 cup chicken broth

1 tablespoon sweet chili sauce

1.5 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon fish sauce

2 tablespoon brown sugar

3 tablespoon tamarind paste

1/2 onion diced

4 garlic cloves

2 dried red chilies

2 tablespoon of coriander leaves

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon salt

First of all we will make a paste of garlic, onions, coriander and red chili by using a chopper.

Now put 2 tablespoon of oil in a non stick pan and fry the paste for a 1-2 minutes.

Add chicken broth to it and bring it to a boil.

Lower the heat now and add sweet-chili, soy sauce, brown sugar, fish sauce, salt, pepper and concentrated tamarind paste.

Mix and stir it well.

Now add the shrimps and let them cook for 2-3 minutes or until pink.

After the shrimps is done cooking. You can either take it off and serve it right away or cook it on high heat to adjust the thickness of the sauce. Thai Tamarind Shrimp is ready to serve.

I know you women get butterflies whenever you think about tamarind. This recipe is dedicated to the win of Pakistan Women's Cricket Team. Ladies and gentlemen, Thai Tamarind Shrimps.

Dynamite Shrimps

I love shrimps from as long as I can remember which makes it the only thing I love the most after family.

Months ago ER QUEEN from twitter told me to make PF Chang style Dynamite Shrimps and share the recipe but I had never taste it so I was a bit hesitant.

In my short visit to US I never had the chance to visit PF Chang so I decided to attempt this myself.

True to it's name. Dynamite Shrimps is a burst of different flavors and is definitely a must have or make.

Ingredients For Fried Shrimps:

500 grams large shrimps peeled and devained

1/2 cup all purpose flour

2 eggs

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon red pepper

4 tablespoon bread crumbs

Ingredients For Sauce:

7 tablespoons mayonnaise

5 tablespoons ketchup

3 tablespoons sweet chili sauce

4 tablespoons sriracha sauce (if not available then any other hot sauce)

4 tablespoons soy sauce

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon red pepper

First of all I needed to get rid of that shrimp tail so I did that.

Now we mix the all purpose flour with salt, black pepper, red pepper and bread crumbs.

Next we break the two eggs and whisk them and prepare the breading station by placing the egg batter and flour mixture side by side.

Dip the shrimp in the egg batter and then coat it with the flour. Repeat this process once more to complete the shrimp coating.

Now we move towards frying it.

So we will warm up some oil in a non stick pan on medium low heat.

Fry the shrimps in it till golden brown from both sides around 3-4  minutes.

Take the shrimps out separately.

They look so nice and chunky or they don't?

Now we prepare the sauce.

In a bowl add mayonnaise, salt, black pepper, red pepper, ketchup, sweet chili sauce, soy sauce and sriracha sauce. Whisk it till everything in the bowl is properly mixed.

This is your dynamite sauce.

Now you just take out a nice cocktail glass.

Dip the shrimp in the dynamite sauce and add it to the glass.

Top it off with finely chopped green onions and Dynamite Shrimp is ready to serve.

Ladies and gentlemen, I can't say something new every time but prepare your eyes for Dynamite Shrimps.

Thai Tamarind Fish

Tamarind and women have an ultimate bond which goes way back in history but I also like tamarind and if that makes me a woman THAN I'M NOT A WOMAN I'M JUST A MAN WHO LIKES TAMARIND but obviously in recipes.

Tamarind is mostly used in Thai recipes and also some of the south Indian recipes.

Since its fish season, I will demonstrate Thai Tamarind Fish for you guys which basically is fried fish in the famous 'Pad Thai' sauce(well not the authentic but this is my take on the pad thai sauce) which is basically made of three key ingredients "tamarind, fish sauce and palm sugar."

LET'S START

Ingredients:

500 grams of fish fillets (big fillets are preferred)

1 cup chicken broth

1 tablespoon sweet chili sauce

1.5 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon fish sauce

2 tablespoon brown sugar

3 tablespoon tamarind paste

1/2 onion diced

4 garlic cloves

2 dried red chilies

2 tablespoon of coriander leaves

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon salt

Cornflour to coat the fish

First of all we will make a paste of garlic, onions, coriander and red chili by using a chopper.

Now we will coat the fish with salt, black pepper and cornflour.

Now we will heat oil in a non stick pan and fry the fish until its crisp brown on the outside.

Remember, this method of coating is very light in compared to the egg method so do not expect a very thick layer of flour.

When the fish is fried to the desire crisp take it out on a paper toweled plate.

Time to prepare my version of the Pad Thai sauce.

Heat 2 tablespoon olive oil on medium low heat. Add the paste in the oil and fry it till the garlic starts turning brown.

As soon as the garlic turns brown add chicken stock and give it a stir.

Turn the heat up now and add brown sugar, sweet chili sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce and the tamarind paste.

Heat till you achieve your desired consistency.

Pad Thai Sauce is ready.

Place the fish on a nice plate and pour this sauce over it. Garnish it with red chilies, green onions and coriander. Best eaten with boiled rice.

Ladies and gentlemen, its sweet and it surely is sour. I give you Thai Tamarind Fish.