World Flavors Cookbook

Jaew Bong (Sweet and Spicy Chili Paste)

Name: Jaew Bong (Sweet and Spicy Chili Paste)
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: Laos
Ingredients: Dried chillies, shallots, garlic, galangal Buffalo skin (optional, fried into bits) Palm sugar, padaek, salt

A thick, sweet and spicy Lao condiment made with roasted chillies and bits of buffalo skin.

Cuisine: Laos

Ingredients

Dried chillies, shallots, garlic, galangal Buffalo skin (optional, fried into bits) Palm sugar, padaek, salt

Instructions

1. Roast chillies, shallots, and garlic until charred. 2. Pound into a paste with galangal. 3. Sauté the paste with oil, sugar, and padaek until dark and sticky. 4. Stir in fried buffalo skin bits.