Dinner for 2

Meang Nem Relish

Name: Meang Nem Relish
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 50 g dried shrimp; 40 g rice; 100 g coconut; 20 g orange zest; 3 chilli; 50 g peanuts; 100 g pickled scallion heads; 30 ml pickled scallion head brine; 25 g galangal; 30 g shallots; 20 ml orange juice; 50 ml lime juice; 50 ml fish sauce; 50 g palm sugar

$15.80for 430 minServes 2

This bright relish combines toasted rice, coconut, shrimp, citrus, chilli, peanuts, and sweet fish sauce.

Photo: TheMealDB

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Shrimp, 0.1 lb$7.99/lb typical	0.1 lb	$0.88Typical price
	Rice, 1.5 oz$0.08/oz typical	1.5 oz	$0.11Typical price
	Shredded coconut, 3.5 oz$0.30/oz typical	3.5 oz	$1.06Typical price
	Oranges, a little$1.49/lb typical	a little	$0.07Typical price
	Poblano and other fresh chiles, 3$0.60 each typical	3	$1.80Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 1.75 oz$0.70/oz typical	1.75 oz	$1.23Typical price
	Green onions, 1.25$1.19 each typical	1.25	$1.35Typical price
	Fresh ginger, 1 oz$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.35Typical price
	Leeks and shallots, a little$3.49/lb typical	a little	$0.23Typical price
	Juice, 2.5 oz$0.04/oz typical	2.5 oz	$0.10Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$7.90

Swaps

Swap shrimp for white fish (tilapiaabout $1.00/lb less at typical prices
Swap rice for quinoaabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Asian sauces and pastesSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
2servings (the source says 4, which counts pieces)
$$$typical cost tier

Thai Dairy-free Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$3.95 per serving$15.80 for 4

City Store

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Ingredients

50 g dried shrimp
40 g rice
100 g coconut
20 g orange zest
3 chilli
50 g peanuts
100 g pickled scallion heads
30 ml pickled scallion head brine
25 g galangal
30 g shallots
20 ml orange juice
50 ml lime juice
50 ml fish sauce
50 g palm sugar

Steps

Toast the rice and coconut in a dry skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes, then cool them.
Grind the toasted rice, coconut, dried shrimp, peanuts, galangal, shallots, chilli, and orange zest together.
Stir the orange juice, lime juice, fish sauce, palm sugar, and scallion brine in a bowl until the sugar dissolves.
Mix the ground ingredients with the liquid mixture and let the relish stand for 15 minutes.
Chop the pickled scallion heads, fold them into the relish, and serve it at room temperature.

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