Minced Sundried Shrimp

I first tried this side dish at a porridge shop in Singapore.  I don't usually like the taste of sun dried shrimp, however, the way they prepared it, tasted really great especially with the porridge.  It's a bit salty with a hint of tartness, perfect pairing with the plain or sweet potato porridge.

Ingredients:
4 oz of medium dried shrimp
2 tablespoon of oil
2 tablespoon of minced garlic
2 tablespoon of dried shrimp water
2 tablespoon of light soy sauce
1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon of sugar
1/2 a lime or lemon

Directions:
1.  Rinse and Soaked the dried shrimp in hot water for 1 hour.  When done, take out the dried shrimp and save the water for later use.
2.  Minced the shrimp on the chopping board or in a food processor.
3.  Heat up a medium size pan with 2 tablespoon oil, add in the shrimp and minced garlic.
4.  Stir-fry for 1 minute, add in the dried shrimp water and continue to stir-fry for 5 minutes.
5.  Add in the light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and sugar.  Stir-fry until ingredients are well mixed and dried.
6.  Serve immediately or put in refrigerator for later consumption.
7.  Squeeze in some lime or lemon just right before servings.

Tips:
1.  A great side dish or add-on for porridge, steam rice, or noodle.
2.  The leftover shrimp water can be freeze for later use in soup.

Recommended Pairing Dish:
Sweet Potato Porridge