Shrimp Mousse On Sugar Cane (Vietnamese Chao Tom) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

10 ounces shrimp, shell removed
1 -2 tablespoon fish sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 pinch pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
8 pieces sugar cane, 4 inches long
1 red chile, seeded and sliced
1 cup sweet and sour sauce
1/2 cup cilantro

Preparation

Marinate shrimp in fish sauce for at least 20 minutes. Wash shrimp, then pound into paste with salt, sugar and pepper (or grind in food processor).
Form shrimp paste around sugar cane pieces, squeeze with oil until paste is tightly attached.
Grill over medium charcoal heat until crisp and slightly browned.
Garnish with cilantro, serve with chili and sweet and sour sauce.