Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- Serves 4+
- 2 cups unsalted peanuts (raw or dry-roasted)
- 1 cup dried anchovies (medium size)
- 1 tsp. Thai red chilli paste (or more if you like it very spicy)
- 1 tsp. shrimp paste
- 2 Tbsp. fish sauce
- 2 Tbsp. sugar (white or brown)
- 3 Tbsp. peanut, sunflower, or other oil for stir frying
- sea salt to taste
Preparation:
- Place oil in a wok or frying pan over medium-high heat.
- Add fish sauce, chilli paste, and shrimp paste and stir briefly (until fragrant).
- Add anchovies and stir fry 1 minute, or until fish have softened.
- Add peanuts and stir fry 1 minute more.
- Remove from heat and add sugar, stirring until dissolved.
- Taste for salt, adding sea salt if required.
- Pour snack mixture onto paper towels until cool.
- Place in bowls and serve with cold beer.
Note: this snack can be stored (in closed containers) in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.


