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Thai Fish Sauce Otak

Otak Otak comes together with Thick Coconut Cream, Garlic, Fish Sauce, and Palm Sugar. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup
• 2 clove
• 2 tsp
• 1/2 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Take all the ingredients and mix in a blender, or pound to a paste in a mortar and pestle.

2. 2

   Spread two rounded teaspoonsfull of the paste lengthwise in the centre one-third of a piece of banana leaf, leaving a space all around.

3. 3

   Fold the sides over.

4. 4

   Staple the ends or attach with toothpicks.

5. 5

   Barbeque over coals for about ten minutes.

6. 6

   The outside layer can blacken in parts, it only adds to flavour and presentation.

7. 7

   Substitutions: This can be made with fish or with crab (all quite authentic), and if you have some form of Thai curry paste (red may be best.

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   You can also add an egg if you think that the mixture is not thick enough.