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      Title: Nam Prik Pao (Roasted Hot Pepper Sauce)
 Categories: Thai, Sauce, Hot
      Yield: 1 servings
 
      1 tb Kapee; shrimp paste; sub
           -pounded dried shrimp
      6 cl Garlic
      6 md Shallots -OR-
      2 sm Onions
      1 tb Brown sugar
      1 ts Tamarind concentrate
      5 ts Water
      6 lg Dried red chiles; chopped
 
  Wrap kapee in aluminum foil, making a tight packet.
  
  Dry-fry (i.e., no oil) garlic and shallots IN THEIR SKINS with kapee
  packet in a very hot cast-iron pan, shaking constantly, until skins
  are dark, crisp, and blistered. Cool, peel, and chop the garlic and
  shallots.
  
  Unwrap kapee packet.
  
  Dissolve tamarind stuff in water.
  
  Grind or process everything together to a thick paste.
  
  Recipe by Jennifer Brennan, adapted 11-17-97
 
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