Hae Bee Hiam (Fried Dried Shrimps)

It's a very popular side dish for chinese and muslims. Its typically eaten with rice, porridge or bread. This is a homemade version, abit time consuming but well worth the effort.

Ingredients:
300g dried shrimps
1 tbsp kalamansi lime
300g shallots
6 tbsp sugar

CHILLI OIL
7 red chillies
8 tbsp oil

Preparation:
1. Rinse the dried prawns three times. Shake off excess water and finely pound/blend. Add lime juice.
2. Peel and slice shallots
3. Pound/blend chillies

Method:
1. Heat wok over a high flame until it smokes. Add oil. Lower flame then stir-fry shallots until golden brown. Remove and drain.
2. In the same oil, stir-fry pounded chillies. Once the oil is red or chilli turn dark red, turn off flame. Remove the pulp.
3. Reheat the wok over a low flame and stir fry the prawns in the chilli oil. Sprinkle in the sugar and continue to stir fry until the prawns are dry and crisp. Shrimps must be in light texture.
4. Turn off flame and add fried shallots. Allow to cool before storing in a clean airtight container.