| Drop in the peppers,
shrimp paste and stir for 30 seconds.
Add the shallots, garlic, chillies and
shrimp paste. Cook for two minutes, then add the egg.
Bali's 177 native herbs and spices can be combined with traditional ingredients like fermented
shrimp paste and dried tofu as well as the island's red or black rice and even exotic fruits such as mangosteen, jackfruit or rambutan, not to mention the lege ndary durian - heavenly-tasting but with a smell like long-deceased warthog.
On gill side of each mushroom, mound anequal amount of
shrimp paste (about 1 1/2 teaspoons).
His
shrimp paste and pork skewers, an Indonesian dish, and yogurt balls are also worth sampling.
One stall or two also boasts of high quality dried shrimp, smoked dried exotic river fish, and the best
shrimp paste.
Curry ayam kapitan Serves four Ingredients 1.5kg (3lbs) chicken breast cut into bite-sized pieces 750ml (1.25pts) coconut milk 125ml (5 fl oz) tamarind juice One inch cinnamon stick Salt to taste 5 tbsp vegetable oil For the dry spices 2 tbsp coriander seeds 2 tbsp cumin seeds - tsp fenugreek seeds One star anise Two cardamom pods For the remaining spices: 10 dried chillies seeded and soaked in warm water Four cloves garlic sliced 2 tbsp fresh ginger blended to a paste - tsp belachan (dry
shrimp paste) A fresh chilli or two, cut thinly Method Grind all the dry spices into a powder.
A portion of vegetables, cooked with
shrimp paste, probably wasn't needed, but was nevertheless enjoyed.
Ina mortar or food processor, combine galangal, chili mixture, chopped lemon grass,
shrimp paste, and salt.
Some samples: the nutty kare-kare paired with the sour and savory adobong baboy; sinigang na bangus with the okoy (fried papaya fritters); sinigang na hipon (shrimps in sour broth) best with binagoongang baboy (pork cooked in salty
shrimp paste); sinampalukang manok (chicken cooked in tamarind both) with fresh lumpia.
Gado Gado Serves six Ingredients Half a small white cabbage, shredded 225g (7oz) thin French beans 125g (5oz) beansprouts Quarter of a small cucumber, chopped Two potatoes, sliced Two hard boiled eggs, sliced Small lettuce, shredded For the sauce Two tablespoons peanut oil Two garlic cloves, crushed Two red chillies, de-seeded and chopped One tablespoon
shrimp paste One teaspoon soft brown sugar Four tablespoons peanut butter 250ml (8fl oz) coconut milk Method Leave lettuce raw and lightly cook all other vegetables separately.
Romero's favorites include the duck in red curry sauce, the prawn pancake and the prawns carpaccio with fish sauce marinade, complemented by fried rice with chili
shrimp paste.
shrimp sauce - white sauce with whipping cream and shrimp butter