After having tasted the dish at Absolute Thai, Chennai, I went on a hunting spree for the recipe on the internet and finally found one closer to the dish: http://www.joysthaifood.com/seafood/goong-raad-prig-manao-steamed-big-shrimp-wlemon-sauce/. I tweaked it a little to try the Absolute Thai dish and it came out pretty well!
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
- 15 medium or big prawn, deveined and cleaned
- 1 small bitter gourd
- 2 tbsp minced ginger
- 2 or 3 red chili peppers
- 4 shallot, minced
- 10 big garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 tsp brown sugar (adjust to taste)
- 5 or 6 tbsp lemon juice
- 4 to 5 tbsp fish sauce
Preparation:
- Cut the bitter gourd lengthwise, remove the inside part and clean well. Cut the ends and remove them. Dice the halves into 1/2 cm pieces.
- Soft boil in water and drain.
- Place the prawn in a steamer rack and place the ginger on top.
- Steam for about 5 minutes, remove from flame and keep aside.
- Dress the bitter gourd around the dish.
- Mix all other ingredients and adjust for taste. It must have a mix of bitter, sweet, salty and sour taste.
- Pour over the steamed prawn and serve.
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