Grilled Prawns with Garlic-Chili Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons cooking oil 
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce to taste
• 2 tablespoons garlic minced
• 1  juice of lime juiced
• 1 pound prawns 
• 2  kaffir lime leaves 
• 2 tablespoons lemon grass thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon torn mint leaves fresh
• 1  shallots sliced thin
• 5  thai chile peppers fresh sliced thin
• 1 tablespoon thai roasted chilli paste (nam prik pao)

Equipment

• frying pan
• grill

Directions

1. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat; lightly oil the grate.
2. Cook the shrimp on the hot grill until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, 5 to 10 minutes. Arrange the prawns on a serving platter.
3. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Fry the garlic in the hot oil until brown, 7 to 10 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and stir the lemon grass, chile peppers, shallot, lime leaves, fish sauce, lime juice, and chilli paste into the garlic; toss to combine. Spoon the sauce over the prawns.
5. Garnish with the mint to serve.