Soak
Bamboo skewers
in warm water for a few hours.
While they're soaking, shell and de-vein
1.5 lb prawns
Put
3 T lemon juice
1/2c thick cocnut milk
1/2t sambal ulek
1/2t trasi
1T dark soy sauce
1 t palm sugar
rind of one lemon, finely grated
2 small cloves garlic, thopped
into a bowl and stir until sugar dissolves. Add
(the prawns)
and marinate from 15 m to 2 hrs.
Preheat oven to "broil" or prepare grill.
Thread 3 or 4 prawns on soaked bamboo skewers, brush lightly with oil, and cook under broiler or on grill until prawns are lightly browned.
Meanwhile, simmer
(the leftover marinade)
in a saucepan, stirring constantly. Add more
coconut milk
soy sauce
to taste, and serve as a sauce