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.

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!

Ingredients:


SERVES 4

6 eggs, hard boiled (hard-cooked) and shelled
4 tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion, sliced thinly
2 fresh red chillies, sliced
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp water
2 tsp tamarind pulp
1 tbsp liquid seasoning such as Maggi

Directions

1. Prick the hard-boiled (hard-cooked) eggs 2 or 3 times with a cocktail stick (toothpick).

2. Heat the oil in a wok or large, heavy frying pan (skillet) and fry the eggs until crispy and golden. Drain on paper towels.

3. Halve the eggs lengthways and put on a serving dish.

4. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the oil, pour off the rest, then heat the tablespoonful in the wok or pan (skillet). Cook the onion and chillies over high heat until golden and slightly crisp. Drain on paper towels.

5.  Combine the sugar, water tamarind pulp and liquid seasoning. Simmer for 5 minutes until thickened.

6. Pour the sauce over the eggs and spoon over the onion and chillies. Serve immediately with rice.

TAMAEIND PLUP
Tamarind pulp is sold in oriental stores, and is quite sour. If it is not available, use twice the amount of lemon juice in its place.

PERFECT EGGS
When hard-boiling (hard-cooking) eggs, stir the water gently one way, then the other, and you will have beautiful centred yolks.

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