shrimp braised in tamarind sauce

How To Make shrimp braised in tamarind sauce

• 1

  Place the Tamarind paste in a bowl and add the warm water and let sit for 30 minutes. Transfer the mud like mixture to a fine mesh strainer pushing with a spoon and scraping the out side of the strainer into a bowl. You want to have about 1/4 cup of Tamarind juice Set aside.
• 2

  Add a little bit of oil to a wok. Add the ginger and garlic and saute 1 minute. Add the Tamarind juice and cook 30 seconds. Add the water, sugar, fish sauce, and soy sauce bring to a boil then cook for 2 minutes.
• 3

  Add the shrimp and cook 3 minutes until pink. Remove from heat and serve garnished with scallions.
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