Posts Tagged ‘thai’

thai style prawns

The Ingredients:

  • 100g wide rice noodlesr
  • 1 tblspn veg oil
  • 1 finely chopped garlic clove
  • 2 finely choppedd lemongrass stalks
  • 1 egg beaten, seasoned.
  • 150g raw peeled prawns
  • 1 tblspn fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon soft brown sugar
  • 2 tblspn soy sauce
  • large handful of roasted peanuts coarsley chopped
  • beansprouts (handful)
  • coriander leaves to dress.

The Method:

  1. Cook noodles, drain and refresh with cold water
  2. Heat oil in wok, stir fry garlic and lemongrass. add egg, stir quick, add noodles, prawns, fish sauce, sugar, soy sauce & half peeanuts.
  3. Stir fry for 2 min to cook prawns.
  4. Add beansporuts & coriander toss over heat for 1 minute.
  5. Serve with remaining peanuts scattered on top

stir fried chicken and sweetcorn noodles

The Ingredients:

  • 100g medium egg noodles
  • 1 tbspn veg. oil
  • 1 finely chopped garlic clove
  • 100g chicken thigh meat
  • mangetout, thinly sliced.
  • 1 tbspn Soy Sauce
  • 2 tbspn fish sauce
  • 165g tinned sweetcorn
  • salt/white pepper
  • 2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • coriander leaves
  • Cook noodles & drain

The Method:

  1. stir fry garlic, quick, then add chicken.
  2. add mangetout & sauces, simmer briefly, then add noodles & sweetcorn. season.
  3. remove from heat. ad sesame seeds & oil. serve. dress with coriander.

Marinated Duck Salad

The Ingredients:

Marinade:

  • 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce

Salad:

  • 1 duck breast
  • 1 tablespoon vegatable oil
  • 200g somen noodles
  • bunch of spring onions, sliced lengthways
  • 1/2 cucumber juielnned
  • 1 carrot julienned
  • 2 tblspn hoisin sauce
  • salt/white pepper
  • 2 teaspoons sesame seends, toasted.
  1. Marinade ingredients in small pan with 100ml water, bring to boil till honey melts then pour over duck slices when cooled. leave for 1 hour or overnight in fridge.
  2. Discard marinade from duck.
  3. Heat oil, stif fry duck 3-4 min.
  4. Cook noodles, drain, freshen with cold water.
  5. Combine noodles with vegatables & hoisin sauce in large bowl.
  6. Add duck, toss gently. season, serve, top with sesame seeds.

Lightly curried veg noodles

The Ingredients:

  • 150g thin white somen noodles
  • 1 tblspn veg oil
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 red pepper, sliced.
  • 1/2 chinese cabbage
  • 8 button muchrooms, thinly sliced
  • 1 tblson kare lomen sauce
  • 1 tblspn soy sauce
  • salt & white pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon dashi no moto
  • handful of beansprouts
  • coriander leaves
  • 1/4 cucumber julienned

The Method:

  1. Cook noodles, drain and refresh with cold water
  2. Heat oil in wok, stir fry onion, pepper, cabbage and muchrooms for 2 min.
  3. Add kare lomen sauce, stir fry for 5 min.
  4. Add soy sauce, 150ml water, season, add sugar and dashi no moto – simmer 1 min
  5. Divide into bowls & sppon over vegetables
  6. Top with beansprouts, coriander & cucumber