HOT THAI RECIPES

FRIED RICE AND PRAWNS (SHRIMP)
When you‘ve got one eye on the clock and a meal to make this the one! Made in a trice, yet simply stunning to look at, its taste belies its simplicity.

SON-IN-LAW EGGS
This recipe is supposedly so called because it is an easy dish for a son-in-law to cook to impress his new mother-in-law!


GREEN BEEF CURRY
This is a quickly made curry prepared with strips of beef steak, cubed aubergine (eggplant) and onion in a cream sauce flavoured with green curry paste. Serve with fluffy rice and a salad


PAW - PAW (PAPAYA SALAD)
Choose firm paw-paws – or papayas as they are something called – for this delicious salad.


(SHRIMPCELLOPHANE NOODLES WITH SHRIMPS & BEAN-SPROUTS
Cellophane or ‘glass’ noodles are made from mung beans. They are sold dried, so they need soaking before use.

PEANUT SESAME CHICKEN

In this quickly prepared dish chicken strips are stir-fried with vegetables. Sesame peanuts give extra crunch and flavour and the fruit juice glaze a lovely shiny coating to the sauce

Ingredients:


SERVES 4

2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp sesame oil
500 g/1 lb boneless, skinned chicken breasts, sliced into strips
250 g/8 oz broccoli, divided into small florets
250 g/8 oz baby corn, halved if large
1 small red (bell) pepper, cored, deseeded and sliced
2 tbsp soy sauce
250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup orange juice
2 tsp cornflour (cornstarch)
2 tbsp tasted sesame seeds
60 g/2 oz/ 1/3 cup roasted, shelled unsalted peanuts

Directions

1. Heat the oils in a large, heavy based frying pan (skillet) or wok. Add the chicken strips and stir-fry for 4-5 minutes until browned.

2. Add the broccoli, corn and red (bell) pepper and stir-fry for a further 1-2 minutes

3. Meanwhile, mix the soy sauce with the orange juice and cornflour (cornstarch). Stir into the chicken and vegetable mixture, stirring constantly until the sauce has slightly thickened and a glaze develops.

4. Stir in the sesame seeds and peanuts, mixing well. Heat for a further 3-4 minutes, then serves at once with rice or noodles.

PEANUTS
Make sure you use the unsalted variety of peanuts or the dish will be too salty, as the soy sauce adds saltiness.

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