🌾 Ingredients
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Chili
- Salt
🔪 Kitchenware
- Mortar and Pestle
- Blender or Food Processor
- Knife
Prep Time:
5
Cook Time:
0
🍽️ Instructions
Pound
- In a mortar, add ingredients.
- Use pestle to pound into a fine pulp, adding salt to increase friction.
Blend
- Put ingredients in blender and push the button that makes it chunky or smooth.
- Use immediately and cook until water evaporates from the blended ingredients.
Knife Chopped
- Cut ingredients into a brunoise or fine mince.
- Add salt as you chop and incorporate minced ingredients.
📦 Storage Instructions
Mason Jar
- For fresh and short term storage, add a teaspoon of vinegar on top of the seasoning.
- Stores for a month.
Ice Cube Tray
- Pour seasoning in ice cube tray and freeze.
- Once frozen, store in freezer safe bag for up to six months.
🤌 FAQs
Can I add Onion, Lemongrass, Galangal, or other regional aromatic?
Yes. If you are cooking in large batches or preserving fresh ingredients, then make it into a paste and freeze it in portions. Do this with every herb and freeze it with oil.
Can I add citrus zest?
Yes, but too much peel can embitter the paste the longer it is stored.
