Vietnamese Pineapple Shrimp Bbq Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons	30ml	Peanut oil
3		Garlic - minced
1		Shallot - minced
1		Serrano chili - seeded and minced
6 oz	170g	Shrimp - cleaned, finely chopped
2 cups	292g / 10oz	Fresh pineapple - finely chopped
1 cup	237ml	Pineapple juice
3 tablespoons	45ml	Asian fish sauce
1 tablespoon	15ml	Vietnamese chili sauce - or to taste
		OR Asian chili sauce
2 teaspoons	10ml	Fresh lime juice
		OR rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Black pepper
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Sugar
3 tablespoons	45ml	Fresh cilantro - chopped
1		Salt - if desired

Recipe Instructions

1. Heat oil in a wok or saute pan over medium heat. Add garlic, shallots and chili, and stir-fry until they just begin to brown, about 1 minute. Add shrimp, and stir-fry until opaque, 2 minutes. Stir in the pineapple and pineapple juice, and bring to a boil.

2. Stir in the fish sauce, chili sauce, lime juice, pepper, sugar and cilantro, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until sauce is thick and richly flavored, 3 minutes. If desired, add pinch of salt or dash of chili sauce. Puree sauce in a food processor. Serve at room temperature.

Yield: 2 cups.

Source:
The NY Times

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