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.

GARLIC PORK AND SHRIMPS

This is a wonderful one-pot dish of stir-fried pork fillet (tenderloin) with shrimps and noodles that is made in minutes. Serve straight from the pan.

Ingredients:


Serves 4
250 g/8 oz Chinese egg noodles
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
350 g/ 12 oz pork fillet (tenderloin), cut into strips
4 tbsp/ 1/3 cup dried shrimps, or 125 g/4 oz peeled prawns (shrimps)
1 bunch spring onions (scallions), chopped finely
90g/ 3 oz/ ¾ cup chopped roasted and shelled unsalted peanuts
3 tbsp fish sauce
1 ½ tsp palm or demerara suger
1-2 small red chillies, deseeded and chopped finely (to taste)
3 tbsp lime juice
3 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro) chives, to garnish

Directions

1.         Place the noodles in a large pan of boiling water, then immediately remove from the heat. Cover and leaves to stand for 6 minutes, stirring once halfway through the time. At the end of 6 minutes the noodles will be perfectly cooked. Alternatively, follow the packet instructions. Drain the noodles thoroughly and keep warm.

2.                  Heat the oil in a large, heavy- based frying pan (skillet) or wok. Add the garlic and pork and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes until the pork strips are browned.

3.                  Add the dried shrimps or shelled prawns (shrimps), spring onions (scallions), peanuts, fish sauce, sugar, chillies to taste and lime juice. Stir-fry for a further 1 minute.

4.                  Add the cooked noodles and coriander (cilantro) and stir-fry for about 1 minute until heated through. Serve the stir-fry immediately, garnished with chives. If you prefer, the dish can be prepared with rice as an accompaniment rather then adding in the noodles.

FISH SAUCE
Fish sauce is made from pressed, salted fish and is widely available in supermarkets and oriental stores. It is very salty, so no extra salt should be added.

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