This is fabulous finger food as part of a Thai menu or a great light lunch with sticky rice or a salad.
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Ingredients
8 eggs
50g Thai Taste palm sugar
40ml Thai Taste fish sauce
1 tbsp Thai Taste tamarind
1 tsp Thai Taste red chilli paste
Vegetable oil for shallow frying
4 shallots, peeled and thinly sliced
4 cloves garlic, sliced
Bunch of coriander
Method
STEP 1
Place the eggs in a pan of boiling water and boil for 6 minutes.
STEP 2
Drain and plunge in cold water then allow to cool then peel.
STEP 3
Mix the palm sugar, fish sauce, tamarind sauce and chilli paste together in a small pan and simmer gently until the sugar has dissolved.
STEP 4
Fill a deep frying pan with 2cm vegetable oil and heat until it sizzles add a slice of shallot to test the temperature). Add the shallots and garlic to the pan and fry until golden brown and crispy. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.
STEP 5
Shallow fry the eggs in the oil for3-4 minutes, turning until golden brown all over and drain on kitchen paper.
STEP 6
Cut the eggs in half and arrange on a plate, drizzle with the tamarind sauce and sprinkle with the shallots and garlic and garnish with coriander leaves.