On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:38:09 +1200, bob >
wrote:

>On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:29:32 -0700, koko > shouted
>from the highest rooftop:
>
>>I saw this recipe in this month's issue of bon appetit and had to try
>>it.
>>Assembled ingredients for the sambal.
>
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>
>Two questions:
>
>1. The shrimp we get in NZ are very small, but the prawns are big and
>juicy and easy to find. Do you think it would be OK to substitute
>prawns for shrimp in this recipe?

I think you're splitting hairs. Buy prawns and make them as large as
you want.
>
>2. We love garlic prawns and chili prawns. How would you say this dish
>compares with chili prawns on the heat scale? Would the sambal
>complement or overpower the taste of the prawns (I've only tried the
>store bought sambal in little jars).



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