Recipe - Nam Prik

4 Dried chiles
6 Dried shrimp
1 small Piece of trassi*
2 Cloves garlic
2 tablespoon Fish stock
1 tablespoon Soft brown sugar
1 Lime ; juice of

The following spice mixtures are just samples of how to make each mixture.
There are many many varieties of each mixture and the below recipes can be
modified to fit individual tastes. Nam Priks are a relish like mixuture of
spices and can be store for a week or so in a tightly sealed jar in the
refrigerator.

Remove seeds from chili. Pound with dried shrip. Crumble trassi and pound
with garlic. Combine all but lime juice. Process adding lime juice a little
at a time until a thick sauce forms.

*trassi is a firm paste made of rotting shrimp it is also sold under the
name blachan Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by
crmcbride@juno.com (Caroline R McBride) on Jul 17, 1997