This relish is based on the basic chili relish recipe. The main sour element body is tamarind flesh, which is pounded together with dried chilies that contribute heat, aroma and color.
The sour element is further re-layered to a multi sour flavor profile using both lime juice and kaffir lime juice along with diced sour and sour-sweet ingredients that include green mango (มะม่วงเปรี้ยว), madan (มะดัน), salacca, hairy-fruited eggplant (มะอึก), diced green mandarin orange (ส้มเหม็น), and thin sliced of kaffir lime peels (ผิวมะกรูด).
As well, grilled shrimp meat is pounded into the relish. Along with the fermented shrimp paste (kapi) and the dried shrimp powder, the shrimp meat strengthens the shrimp and smoke elements in the relish and provides body and a thick consistency. Finally, the relish is garnished with thin slices of grilled fresh red long chili, pork fat cracklings (กากหมู) and crispy fried garlic (กระเทียมเจียว).
Serve with:
Fried steamed mackerel,
Fried grilled catfish (whole fish or a slice),
Vegetables stir fried in pork lard. These can include bottle gourd (น้ำเต้า), long eggplant (มะเขือยาว), cucumber (แตงกวา), angled loofah (บวบเหลี่ยม), water mimosa (ผักกระเฉด), morning glory (ผักบุ้งไทย), yardlong beans (ถั่วฝักยาว) or winged beans (ถั่วพู).
Kaffir lime chili relish and vegetables blanched in pork lard (น้ำพริกมะกรูดกับผักตีน้ำมัน)
This relish is based on the basic chili relish recipe. The main sour element body is tamarind flesh, which is pounded together with dried chilies that contribute heat, aroma and color.
fried grilled catfish (whole fish or a slice) (ปลาดุกย่างและทอด)
Instructions
Separate the tamarind flesh, removing the seeds and discarding the fibrous threads. On a cutting board, mince the tamarind flesh using a knife. You may need to oil the knife if the tamarind sticks to it.
Measure the amount of fermented shrimp paste (kapi), garlic and palm sugar following the ratios of a basic chili relish recipe (น้ำพริกกะปิมาตรฐาน). Arrange the ingredients next to each other so you can visualize their proportions.
Measure the tamarind flesh (เนื้อมะขามเปียก) to equal about three-quarters of the amount of fermented shrimp paste (kapi).
Begin preparing the relish by pounding dried Thai bird’s eye chili with salt in a mortar and pestle. When the chilies are pounded to a fine consistency, add the tamarind flesh and continue to pound into a smooth paste.
Add the fermented shrimp paste (kapi), grilled shrimp meat and dried shrimp powder. Pound into a smooth paste.
Taste and season with fish sauce. Once you are satisfied with the saltiness of the relish, add the palm sugar at the ratio indicated. Season to a sweet-salty flavor profile.
Season to a sour leading flavor profile using lime juice and kaffir lime juice.
Add the yellow chilies. Bruise them using the pestle to release the desired spiciness.
Mix in the grilled fresh chilies, reserving some for the garnish.
Last, mix in all the sour and sour-sweet ingredients: green mango (มะม่วงเปรี้ยว), madan (มะดัน), salacca, hairy-fruited eggplant (มะอึก), diced green mandarin orange (ส้มเหม็น) and thin sliced of kaffir lime peels (ผิวมะกรูด).
Garnish with slices of grilled fresh chilies.
Keyword chili relish, naam phrik, nam prik (น้ำพริก)
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Originating in the early 1800s, Metropolitan Chili Relish is cheerful and complex, yet unassuming – a subtly epic relish composed of more than 20 ingredients, some of which are seasonal. The relative absence of this relish from contemporary menus could be attributed to its difficult-to-assemble ingredient list, coupled with a dwindling number of chefs who are adept at its preparation.
However, despite its intricate composition, the relish adheres to the same foundational culinary principles of other shrimp paste (kapi) chili relishes. Here, though, the savoriness is strengthened with smoke-dried fish, grilled shrimp and pork fat crackling; and the relish is seasoned to a citrus-infused, fruity, sour-sweet leading and salty to follow flavor profile, to which numerous sour and sour-sweet elements are mixed in – akin to a deep-rooted tree extending its branches to bear colorful fruits that shine in varying shades of a tartness.
Seasoned rice dishes have been a staple of rice-consuming societies almost since the first grains were cultivated. Adapted according to local resources, traditions and individual preferences, seasoned rice dishes are relished and savored across all walks of life. Within Siamese society, these dishes offer insight into the flavor instincts and eating habits across all demographics, revealing which food items were locally available and valued.
In this delicious seasoned rice recipe from the kitchens of the daughter of King Chulalongkorn, Princess Yaovabha Bongsanid (พระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าเยาวภาพงศ์สนิท) (1884-1934), the Princess uses a variety of common preserved and inexpensive ingredients, clearly drawing inspiration from the cuisine of the Central Plains with nods to the rural and coastal living atmosphere.
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