Ba La Chaung

Directions

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   {"0":"Warm the oils in a sauce pan over medium-low heat.","1":"Add the onions and fry slowly until brown.","2":"Remove onions and dry on paper towels.","3":"Add the garlic to the same oil and fry slowly until brown.","4":"Remove onions and dry with onions.","6":"In a separate saute pan...","7":"heat the pan over medium-high heat, and then add the shrimp paste.","8":"When the paste is even more olfactorially present than normal (1 min or so), add the ground shrimp and ground chilis.","9":"Then add a couple Tb of the oil that was used to fry the onions and garlic. Mix all ingredients in the saute pan and let fry for 1 min or 2. You do not wish to burn the ingredients, only make sure they are giving off a strong scent.","10":"Turn off the heat and add the salt. Mix the salt well into the other ingredients.","12":"When the spice mixture is cool, combine it with the onions and garlic in a bowl an mix well. Let air dry in the bowl.","14":"Store mixture in an airtight container and use as spice condiment with curries or braised dishes."}