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.

PEPPERED BEEF CASHEW

A simple but stunning dish of tender strips of beef mixed with crunchy cashew nuts, coated in a hot sauce. Serve with rice noodles.

Ingredients:


SERVES 4
1 tbsp groundnut or sunflower oil
1 tbsp sesame oil
1onion, sliced
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tbsp grated ginger root
500 g/1 lb fillet or rump steak, cut into thin strips
2 tsp palm or demerara sugar
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 small yellow (bell) pepper, cored, deseeded and sliced
1 red (bell) pepper, cored, deseeded and sliced
4 spring onions (scallions), chopped
2 celery sticks, chopped
4 large open-cop mushrooms, sliced
4 tbsp roasted cashew nuts
3 tbsp stock or white wine

Directions

1.                  Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based frying pan (skillet) or wok. Add the onion, garlic and ginger and stir-fry for about 2 minutes until softened and lightly coloured

2.                  Add the steak strips and stir-fry for a further 2-3 minutes until the meat has browned.

3.                  Add the sugar and soy sauce mixing well.

4.                  Add the (bell) peppers spring onions (scallions), celery, mushrooms and cashew, mixing well.

5.                  Add the stock or wine and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes until the beef is cooked through and the vegetable are tender-crisp.

6.                  Serve the stir-fry immediately with rice noodles.

PALM SUAGR
Pal sugar is a thick brown sugar with a slightly caramel taste. It is sold in cakes, or in small containers. If not available, use soft dark brown or demerara sugar.

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