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.

THAI-STYLE SEAFOOD OMELET

This delicious omelette is filled with a mixture of fresh vegetable sliced squid and prawns (shrimp).

Ingredients:


SERVES 4

4 eggs
3 tbsp milk
1 tbsp fish sauce or light soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
3 shallots, sliced finely
1 small red (bell) pepper, cored, deseeded and sliced very finely
1 small leek, trimmed and cut into matchstick pieces
125 g/ 4 oz squid rings
125/4 ˝ oz/ 2/3 cup cooked peeled prawns (shrimp)
1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
15 g/ ˝ oz/1 tbsp butter
salt and pepper
sprigs of fresh basil, to garnish

Directions

1.                  Beat the eggs, milk and fish sauce or soy sauce together.

2.                  Heat the sesame oil in a wok or large frying pan (skillet) and add all the vegetables. Stir-fry briskly for 2-3 minutes.

3.                  Add the squid, prawns (shrimp) and chopped basil to the wok or frying pan (skillet). Stir fry for a further 2-3 minutes until the squid looks opaque. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a warmed plate and keep warm.

4.                  Melt the butter in a large omelette pan or frying pan (skillet) and add the beaten egg mixture. Cook over a medium-high heat until just set.

5.                  Spoon the vegetable and seafood mixture in a line down the middle of the omelette, then fold each side of the omelette over. Transfer to warmed serving dish and cut into 4 portion. Garnish with sprigs of fresh basil and serve at once.

VARIATION
Chopped, cooked chicken makes a delicious alternative to the squid.
Use fresh coriander (cilantro) instead of the basil for a change.

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