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Burmese-ish Shrimp Chaaza

caliking
caliking Posts: 19,272
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Burmese food has been tucked away in a back corner of my brain for some time, then suddenly an Andy Cooks short popped into my feed. Tried to look up some other recipes, but didn't have much luck. Not sure how authentic this is, but it was farkin' tasty. 

Its a bit different from the usual South, or Southeast, Asian "curry", so thought I would give it a whirl. It was REALLY good. The toasted chickpea flour was new, but very delicious. 

Made shrimp oil/aioli with the tails, plus star anise, bay leaves, tomato paste, paprika. Bean sprout noods. 

MIL liked it, so bonus points :smiley: 

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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 10,669
    If that tastes even half as good as it looks, then it was a hell of a meal! 


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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 6,971
    That looks and sounds amazing 😋
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  • BeanHead
    BeanHead Posts: 257
    Do you have a link to that recipe? It looks and sounds delicious (except for the cilantro 🤢). 
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 10,669
    BeanHead said:
    Do you have a link to that recipe? It looks and sounds delicious (except for the cilantro 🤢). 
    What have you got against soap flavours!?
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,985
    Always a banquet and expanding your prowess.  Magazine quality photo right there.  
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • Florida Grillin Girl
    Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 4,992
    It does look delicous. Recipe link?
    Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
     
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  • BeanHead
    BeanHead Posts: 257
    GrateEggspectations said:
    BeanHead said:
    Do you have a link to that recipe? It looks and sounds delicious (except for the cilantro 🤢). 
    What have you got against soap flavours!?
    When we swore as children we had to eat cilantro, our whole family thinks it is soap. 
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 10,669
    BeanHead said:
    GrateEggspectations said:
    BeanHead said:
    Do you have a link to that recipe? It looks and sounds delicious (except for the cilantro 🤢). 
    What have you got against soap flavours!?
    When we swore as children we had to eat cilantro, our whole family thinks it is soap. 
    If you’re not a cilantro fan, give coriander a try!
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  • Elijah
    Elijah Posts: 812
    GrateEggspectations said:
    BeanHead said:
    GrateEggspectations said:
    BeanHead said:
    Do you have a link to that recipe? It looks and sounds delicious (except for the cilantro 🤢). 
    What have you got against soap flavours!?
    When we swore as children we had to eat cilantro, our whole family thinks it is soap. 
    If you’re not a cilantro fan, give coriander a try!
    Miles better for sure. I guess they rinse it off or something.
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  • Dyal_SC
    Dyal_SC Posts: 6,437
    Looks great, @caliking !  Love your posts. 
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,272
    @BeanHead and @Florida Grillin Girl : 

    This is the YT short that caught my eye:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8lmUAXMWE0

     Another recipe I looked at - https://www.foodandwine.com/chaaza-burmese-curry-8776599

    I liked Andy's recipe more, because of the lemongrass, and paprika. Used about 50g of toasted chickpea flour, and the curry was quite thick, so I added more water than the recipe calls for. Also, "brined" the shrimp - kosher salt, rest a few minutes, rinse (do this twice), then added to the curry at the end. 

    The bean thread noodles were new to me, but we really liked them. 


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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,272
    BeanHead said:
    GrateEggspectations said:
    BeanHead said:
    Do you have a link to that recipe? It looks and sounds delicious (except for the cilantro 🤢). 
    What have you got against soap flavours!?
    When we swore as children we had to eat cilantro, our whole family thinks it is soap. 
    Its genetic. 

    What is a bit odd, is that everyone hated cilantro, yet it was on hand for penalties. Y'all must have been very sweary kids :smiley:


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  • BeanHead
    BeanHead Posts: 257
    @caliking sweary adults too. Clearly my bad jokes are too bad to be recognized as jokes. Thanks for the recipes and tips on prep. I often use microgreens when I want some color but not an overwhelming flavor. Looking forward to making this!
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 20,935
    caliking said:
    BeanHead said:
    GrateEggspectations said:
    BeanHead said:
    Do you have a link to that recipe? It looks and sounds delicious (except for the cilantro 🤢). 
    What have you got against soap flavours!?
    When we swore as children we had to eat cilantro, our whole family thinks it is soap. 
    Its genetic. 

    What is a bit odd, is that everyone hated cilantro, yet it was on hand for penalties. Y'all must have been very sweary kids :smiley:

    That looks amazing!  Thank you for sharing …. daughter dislikes cilantro, say it tastes like soup. I love cilantro.  I think her mom is responsible for the variant of the OR6A2 gene which encodes the olfactory receptor 6A2, which is part of a cluster of genes that control your perception of cilantro.

    Don't tell your problems to people.  80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.


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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 20,935
    @caliking

    Is that a dry brine?  Salt prepped shrimp, rest, rinse, repeat?

    Don't tell your problems to people.  80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.


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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,272
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    @caliking

    Is that a dry brine?  Salt prepped shrimp, rest, rinse, repeat?
    Yes. Generously sprinkle kosher salt all over the shrimp. Rest for a couple of minutes, then rinse. Do it once more. 

    I tried this for another cook recently, and wasn't sure if it made a difference. This was the second try of this brining method, and I think it does make a difference. 


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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,272
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    caliking said:
    BeanHead said:
    GrateEggspectations said:
    BeanHead said:
    Do you have a link to that recipe? It looks and sounds delicious (except for the cilantro 🤢). 
    What have you got against soap flavours!?
    When we swore as children we had to eat cilantro, our whole family thinks it is soap. 
    Its genetic. 

    What is a bit odd, is that everyone hated cilantro, yet it was on hand for penalties. Y'all must have been very sweary kids :smiley:

    That looks amazing!  Thank you for sharing …. daughter dislikes cilantro, say it tastes like soup. I love cilantro.  I think her mom is responsible for the variant of the OR6A2 gene which encodes the olfactory receptor 6A2, which is part of a cluster of genes that control your perception of cilantro.
    🤓 nerd!

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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 20,935
    caliking said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    caliking said:
    BeanHead said:
    GrateEggspectations said:
    BeanHead said:
    Do you have a link to that recipe? It looks and sounds delicious (except for the cilantro 🤢). 
    What have you got against soap flavours!?
    When we swore as children we had to eat cilantro, our whole family thinks it is soap. 
    Its genetic. 

    What is a bit odd, is that everyone hated cilantro, yet it was on hand for penalties. Y'all must have been very sweary kids :smiley:

    That looks amazing!  Thank you for sharing …. daughter dislikes cilantro, say it tastes like soup. I love cilantro.  I think her mom is responsible for the variant of the OR6A2 gene which encodes the olfactory receptor 6A2, which is part of a cluster of genes that control your perception of cilantro.
    🤓 nerd!
    Proudly 🤣🤣🤣

    Don't tell your problems to people.  80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.


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