Categories: Asian inspired
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 large shallots, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 4 -5 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 stalk lemongrass, pounded, cut in 1/2-inch pieces (1 tablespoon dried)
Directions
- Blend all of the ingredients in a blender or food processor until very smooth and finely textured, 2 to 3 minutes. Can, also, be pounded with mortar and pestle. Keep refrigerated.
- Note 1: If you are using the pestle and mortar, start off with the hard to grind ingredients like the lemongrass, the kaffir lime leaves and the galangal.
- Note 2: If you are using a food processor, put the easiest-to-grind ingredients in first. The liquid that forms will help to process the other harder-to-blend ingredients.
- Note 3: The additon of a couple teaspoons water may encourage easier mixing and will not affect the final product.