Stir Fry Chilli Lala

Here is one of my personal favourites. Not something that I got from any recipe book. Just my own concoction. I've always been crazy over lala, so I decided to dabble on this recipe some time back and since I've more or less perfected it, I've now decided to share this recipe with you....
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So, here it goes.....






Looks yummy, right?
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Ingredients:-
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- 500g to 800g fresh lala
- 5 cloves garlic, diced
- handful of dried shrimps
- 2 tbsps chilli paste (it also depends how spicy the chilli paste is or how spicy you want it to be)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 cup water
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1. Wash the lala properly and throw out those closed lala. Do not force open the lala.
2. Heat up oil in a large wok.
3. When oil is hot, throw in the dried shrimps and stir fry till you smell the aroma.
4. Add in the garlic and stir, followed by the chilli paste. Stir for about 1-2 minutes.
5. Pour half of the water into the chilli paste mixture.
6. Add lala and stir fry till lala is cooked through. The shells should start turning a bit pinkish.
7. Add salt and sugar; and continue to stir. Ensure that the chilli paste is mixed well with the lala.
8. Add the remaining water and continue to stir fry for another 1 minute.
9. Serve.
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See??? Not difficult, right? Even Caitlin tried the lala. She didn't think it was spicy from the looks of it. She was enjoying it....hubby and I were worried she was trying to eat the shells as well!!!! And she had real fun spooning the lala onto hubby's plate......



Anyway, I hope you do try this recipe out and I do hope you like it as much as I do.....
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Cheerios!!!
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