Long red chili peppers, dried, deseeded, soaked and drained
220 g
10 medium
Salt
2.5 g
½ tsp
Galangal, chopped
11 g
1½ tbsp
Lemongrass, chopped
14 g
3 tbsp
Ginger, chopped
9 g
1 thumb-sized
Kaffir lime zest, finely chopped
4 g
2 tsp
Coriander root, cleaned, scaped and chopped
8 g
1 tbsp
Red shallot, chopped
10 g
1 tbsp
Garlic, chopped
17 g
2 tbsp
Shrimp paste (gapi or belachun)
10 g
2 tsp
1
Process to a fine paste in a mortar and pestle. Add one ingredient at a time and complete the majority of processing of that ingredient before moving on to the next.