SHRIMPS IN GREEN CHILLIES PASTE - UDANG LADO HIJAU

Serve: 8-10 persons
Cooking time: 60 minutes



INGREDIENTS:
1000 g shrimp (about 30)
1 tsp salt 6 tbsp oil to fry
1 turmeric leave, crushed,knotted
2-3 stems lemongrass, crushed
6 kaffir lime leaves
1 tsp kaffir lime juice
200 ml water (if necessary)
1 slice asam kandis

INGREDIENTS TO GRIND:
300 g green chillies
10 shallots
4 cloves garlic
6 candlenuts
5 cm ginger
3 cm turmeric
2-3 tsp salt

HOW TO MAKE:
1. Rince the shrimps, cut its head and leave the tail. Slice vertically the back of the shrimp to get rid of the black thread without cutting it. Rub with salt, set aside.
2. Heat the oil in a wok, fry the ground ingredients. Add tumeric leaves, lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves. Pour kaffir lime juice into wok, water and asam kandis.
3. Continue cooking until all the ground ingredients mix well, water reduced and fragrant. When the oil is in, add shrimp and stir.
4. When shrimp turn its color, place it into a serving plate. Ready to serve.

TIPS: To get a soft and crispy shrimp, you should not cook it too long.


UDANG LADO HIJAU

BAHAN:
1000 g udang (30 ekor)
1 sdt garam 6 sdm minyak goreng, untuk menumis
1 lembar daun kunyit, robek-robek, ikat, simpul
2-3 batang serai, memarkan 6 lembar daun jeruk
1 sdt air jeruk nipis
200 ml air (bila perlu)
1 potong asam kandis

BUMBU HALUS:
300 g cabai hijau
10 butir bawang merah
4 siung bawang putih
6 butir kemiri
5 cm jahe
3 cm kunyit
2-3 sdt garam

CARA MEMBUAT:
1. Cuci udang, kupas kulitnya, buang kepala dan tinggalkan ekornya. Belah punggungnya, jangan sampai putus. Lumuri dengan garam, sisihkan.
2. Panaskan minyak goreng dalam wajan, tumis bumbu halus, masukkan kunyit, serai dan daun jeruk. Tambahkan air jeruk nipis, air dan asam kandis.
3. Masak sambil diaduk-aduk sampai bumbu matang, baunya harum, airnya mengering, dan minyaknya keluar. Masukkan udang, aduk.
4. Masak sampai berubah warna dan matang, angkat.

TIPS: Jangan memasak udang terlalu lama, karena udang akan menjadi keras.