Welcome
to my Thai recipe page. Chris and I travelled to Thailand
in the early 90's and were captivated by the culture
and cuisine. Here are several of my favourite recipes
below - enjoy! |
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Chicken
Stir-fry with Thai Green Curry Sauce
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You will
need:
750g boneless chicken cut into thin strips
1 red capsicum, thinly sliced
100g snow peas, sliced if desired
1 bunch spring onions, sliced
1 bunch bok choy, sliced
1 large bunch fresh coriander, chopped
1/2 bunch fresh basil, chopped |
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For the
sauce:
1 tin coconut milk
4 kaffir lime leaves
1 tablespoon Thai green curry paste
1 tablespoon palm sugar
2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
Method:
First make the sauce by removing the thick coconut
cream at the top of the tin and fry this in a saucepan,
stirring constantly until it smells fragrant and
"cooked" and the oil begins to separate.
Add the curry paste and continue cooking, stirring
constantly until this also gets that fragrant cooked
aroma and once again the oil begins to separate.
Add the rest of the sauce ingredients (and the rest
of the coconut milk) and simmer gently, stirring
occasionally whilst preparing the stir fry. NB:
Never place a lid on a dish containing coconut milk.
Next
stir-fry the capsicum, snow peas, spring onions
and bok choy until soft. Remove from wok and keep
warm. Stir-fry chicken in batches. Return vegetables
to wok with the chicken and add the sauce, remove
lime leaves. Add chopped fresh coriander and basil
and toss to combine.
Serve
with jasmine rice.

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Red
Curry of Beef
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You will
need:
750g beef, diced
1 tin coconut milk
1-2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste
5 kaffir lime leaves
2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
2 tablespoons sugar |
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Method:
Remove the top, thick portion of coconut milk and
stirfry in a flameproof casserole until the oil
separates. Add the curry paste and continue to cook,
stirring continuously, until the oil separates and
it smells "cooked" and fragrant.
Add
the beef, in batches if necessary, and brown. Add
the remaining ingredients, including the rest of
the coconut milk. Place uncovered in a slow oven
(160° C) for 1 hour and 45 minutes or until
beef is tender.
Garnish
with chopped fresh coriander and serve with jasmine
rice.

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Stir
Fried Vegetables
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You
will need:
1 cup baby corn
3/4 cup tinned button mushrooms
100g snow peas, sliced
1 small red capsicum, cut into thin strips
1/2 bunch spring onions, cut into 2cm pieces
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil |
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Method:
Heat wok and add oil and garlic, snow peas, capsicum
and spring onions. Stir-fry until cooked as desired,
add baby corn and mushrooms and stir-fry until heated
through. Add remaining ingredients and toss to combine.
Serve as an accompanying dish to the above curries.

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Cucumber
Salad
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You will
need:
1 large continental cucumber, seeds removed
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 small green chilli, chopped
2 teaspoons tamarind juice
1 tablespoon Thai fish sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
6 cherry tomatoes, quartered |
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Method:
Peel cucumber and cut into shreds the size of matchsticks.
Add tomatoes. Mix together remaining ingredients
and pour over salad. Toss to combine. Serve as a
side dish to any of the above dishes.

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Chris and Mary Merchant.
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