Water Spinach With Shrimp

Serves: 3

Shirley Senger

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

43

Spice

48

Sweetness

54

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Vegetable Oil

1 tsp

Salt

Directions:

1

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F

2

Wrap belacan tightly in foil and bake 10 minutes

3

Open foil carefully and cool belacan to room temperature, about 15 minutes

4

Crumble belacan into mini food processor and finely purée with chiles and shallots

5

Heat oil in wok over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then add belacan mixture and cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes

6

Add shrimp and increase heat to moderately high, then cook, stirring, until beginning to turn pink, about 1 minute

7

Add coconut milk, stock, and salt and simmer, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes

8

Increase heat to high, then add water spinach and cook, stirring, until spinach is crisp-tender, about 3 minutes

9

Serve immediately

10

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F

11

Wrap belacan tightly in foil and bake 10 minutes

12

Open foil carefully and cool belacan to room temperature, about 15 minutes

13

Crumble belacan into mini food processor and finely purée with chiles and shallots

14

Heat oil in wok over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then add belacan mixture and cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes

15

Add shrimp and increase heat to moderately high, then cook, stirring, until beginning to turn pink, about 1 minute

16

Add coconut milk, stock, and salt and simmer, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes

17

Increase heat to high, then add water spinach and cook, stirring, until spinach is crisp-tender, about 3 minutes

18

Serve immediately