The gulf of Thailand boasts their abundance of seafood. They adopted the technique of stir frying from the Chinese ,which is perfect for seafood,as it involves quick,short cooking time.The beauty of this is having dinner done in no time,even on a busy week night. Serves 4 2 lbs medium shrimp,peeled with tails attached 1 medium [...]
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Its that time of year when a bowl of soup just hits the spot. There is nothing like a sour and spicy version to clear up the sinusis. whatever the reason you will love this version by Sanjeev Kapoor ,his take on fusion Thai. 12-16 medium prawns 4 cups chicken stock,if store bought ,low sodium [...]
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I was just reminded of this soup by my son,Rahul,currently away in college. He was feeling under the weather and was craving a good bowl of soup. As you can guess this is family comfort food,it is spicy and despite the addition od coconut cream ,not heavy. My contibution to this recipe is just the [...]
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Tofu or bean curd is a vegetarian’s best friend.It is a great source of protein to replace the absence of animal protein in the diet.I love this recipe with Seitan or Mock Duck,other sources of non animal; protein. Here I have omitted Fish Sauce and replaced it with salt and “maggie “seasoning,widely available in Asian [...]
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Thailand has more Fresh Fish markets and seafood restaurants than one can possibly imagine. This super recipe comes from Chef Sayun Sugkaw of Tong Kao restaurant,courtsey of Martin Yan.A suggest fish is whole Sea bass or red snapper but any whole fish of your choice will work too. SPICE PASTE 2 walnut -size shallots,finely chopped [...]
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I have always joked that my kids(and husband) were born with a bottle of hot sauce attached to their hip. On every vacation the children must stop at a local vendor and purchase the hot sauce native to that country. My younger son,on a trip to Africa,dicovered Piri Piri super hot peppers,so it comes as [...]
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Fried rice in the Thai culture is served as a seperate meal,never as a substitute for plain boiled rice. As I have previously mentioned the best time to prepare fried rice is when you have day old rice,how economical!!! especially with the price of rice right now. I love this recipe as it does not [...]
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I love using crab as often ,rather than cooking it myself, I buy precooked lump crab meat. This is such a convienent product to buy,but ,be careful and do pick it over prior to using. This recipe uses rice noodle. Another pantry favorite,it is sold dry and needs to be rehydrated and drained prior to [...]
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The amusing thing about these delicious rice noodles is that they literally take minutes to prepare and cook.I think the longest part of this dish is the soaking of the rice noodles. Great for a vegtarian week night supper,soak the noodles and then slip into something more comfortable!!! super Photograph by Rahul Mahtani 2 tablespoons [...]
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Whenever I entertain I love to serve a variety of finger foods over cocktails . This sets the mood and keeps conversation flowing. This Thai style crab cake is easy to make and just delicious. Another great recipe from Vatcharin Bhumichitr,one of my very favorite restauranteurs and cookbook authors. 8 oz fresh crabmeat (1 cup) [...]
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