----CURRY PASTE----
2 tablespoon chopped lemon grass
8 shallots
6 cloves garlic
1/4 cup chopped lesser ginger
8 dried jalapeno peppers
1 teaspoon canned peppercorns
1 teaspoon shrimp paste
1/2 teaspoon salt
----PREPARATION----
2 tablespoon oil
1 1/2 lb catfish, cut into 1 slices
1/4 cup fish sauce (nam pla)
3 cup water
1/2 cup thai eggplant
1/4 cup sliced green jalapeno pepper
1/2 cup sweet basil leaves
10 whole kaffir lime leaves
In the days when travel through various parts of Thailand required journeying through areas of jungle, the people had to make do with what was available there. This recipe is so named because the ingredients and cooking method made it a suitable dish for the jungle. Best eaten in the presence of monkeys, tigers and snakes to keep it more authentic.
