Starters
Thai Titbits
Serves
6-8 people
Information
Preparation time: 10 min. Cook time: 10 min.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons vegetable oil • 6 shallots, finely sliced • 2½ tablespoons crunchy peanut butter • 1½ tablespoons palm sugar or brown sugar • 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce • 1 small pineapple, cut into cubes • 1 lime • 1 red chilli sliced finely • Handful coriander leaves
Method
Heat a little oil in a frying pan and fry the shallots until they are brown • Reduce the heat and add the peanut butter, sugar and soy sauce and stir until the sugar has melted • The mixture should be sweet and salty, so add a little salt if necessary • Leave to cool • Arrange the pineapple cubes on a plate and dollop each one with a heaped teaspoon of the mixture • Drizzle with lime juice and decorate each cube with a piece of chilli and a coriander leaf • The ideal treat with a glass of chilled Veuve Clicquot champagne
