Ingredients
2 litres water500g prawns shell
10 garlic cloves
5 pcs kaffir lime leaves
50g blue ginger
100ml fish sauce
2 stalks lemongrass
2 shallots, sliced
150ml lime juice
3 tbsps black chilli paste
100g coriander root
150g straw mushroom
16pcs cooked prawns
Method
1. Clean and rinse prawn shells, cook in water for half an hour, discard shells.
2. Add garlic, lime leaves, blue ginger, fish sauce, lemongrass and shallots to stock, cook for another 1 hour.
3. Lastly, add chilli paste and coriander roots, simmer for 30 minutes.
4. Serve hot with prawns and straw mushrooms, garnish with coriander leaves.
I have added a tsp of belachan shrimp paste to make it for fragrant. I have also added sotong, tofu and tomatoes so that I have more ingredients in the pot