Something with Tamarind
The goods, except the shrimps and seasonings out of the cabinet:
The tamarind, Zipang Sake, curry paste, coconut milk, and ginger went into a sautee pan, along with garlic, red hab powder, paprika, sea salt and a touch of fish base.
Veggies were stir-fried, with shrimps added at the end:
Strained the tamarind sauce to remove seeds, etc.
Final dish, over Japanese Udon noodles, plus sake on the side:
So how was it? Good, but I felt like it was missing something. Definitely had the hot and sour going, but I haven't yet decided what to do differently next time.
The Zipang? Nice, easy to drink. Yummers.....
I chose this because being bubbly, it is somewhat sweeter than traditional sake, which I wanted to offset the sourness of the tamarind. Could have gone with mirin, but I didn't want to get quite that sweet.