Posted by Patrick.C
Massaman curry is believed to be one of those earliest Thai recipes of the 19th century AD. Not sure how many of you had tried this curry dish but I rarely order it (or not even once) when dining in the Thai restaurant. Most likely it seems to be an unpopular dish for me.
This coconut-based curry is usually prepared with beef, potatoes and roasted peanuts and its flavor is kind of hot and sour. You can always make this dish with your favorite meats like chicken, duck, or pork. Tofu can be used as well to make a vegetarian dish. As with most curries, you can easily pick up the Massaman curry paste at the Asian food market.
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Posted by Bel.C
Most of you must know that to cook a good Hainanese Chicken Rice (海南雞飯) or White Cut Chicken (白斬雞) involves a lot of work. These are the dishes that we can easily order in a Chinese restaurant but not to cook by yourself. This is why we haven’t had a chance to make the Hainanese Chicken Rice yet. But to satisfy the craving for Chicken Rice, this is a trick that we learn to do. We only buy the chicken breast and thighs, not the whole chicken, then just steam or boil the chicken parts. Cool down in a icy bath and chop up the chicken into pieces.
You can either choose to steam the chicken or boil the chicken. The appearance might not be as nice as what you can get from the restaurant, however this is definitely an easy chicken dish that you want to learn. The most important thing is to make a dipping sauce to go with it. You can serve the chicken with chicken flavored rice or plain white rice.
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Posted by Patrick.C
Yellow curry is another kind of Thai curry, commonly found in the Thai restaurants in Los Angeles here. Comparing with other Thai curries, yellow curry is normally creamier and richer. This is because coconut cream is being used instead of coconut milk. However, I preferred watery curry instead of a creamy one, so I used the coconut milk this time.
Potato is a must-have ingredient to be added in the yellow curry as I heart potato for life. Who doesn’t? Other than potato, I put in okra (lady’s fingers), carrot and red chili peppers as well to give it a more colorful version.
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Posted by Patrick.C
If you’re not tired of Thai curries, here is another one for you – green curry. I am so into the Thai curries lately after I started off with panang curry and then red curry. The green curry is hotter than panang curry and it tends to be as hot as red curry. The names of most Thai curries are derived by their colors such as red curry and yellow curry. So does the green curry.
The cooking method of green curry is similar as the previous Thai curries. No fancy skills are needed for this dish. You might need to know the right ingredients to go well with the curry. Eggplant is always a good ingredient to go with Thai curries or some Asian curries. I used it in the green curry this time together with green bean. The result was great and it was cooked as yummy as those in Thailand.
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Posted by Patrick.C
After the Panang Curry, I decided to continue my Thai curry recipes. Red Curry was next in my mind since I have the red curry paste sitting in the kitchen cabinet. Yes, here is another curry dish to be tried out. Red curry is one of the popular dishes to be ordered when dining in the Thai restaurants. You can’t miss it. I personally like the Panang curry more than the red curry. This is because I like the syrupy and spicy savor in Panang curry which makes it extraordinary.
Seriously, as I always mention, it is easy to prepare curry at home. Essentially, all you need is the curry paste and couple key ingredients to accomplish the mission. The Thai red curry paste is conveniently be found in Asian food markets. I used Mae Ploy brand red curry paste but there are several brands to be selected. Some common additives in the red curry are eggplant, bamboo shoots, fish sauce, red chili, sugar and basil but this time I used potato and carrot as substitutions for the eggplant and bamboo shoots. However you can put in tofu, green pea, green bean, yardlong bean or preferable veggies. Chicken, beef, pork and shrimp are few common meats to be used. Enjoy!
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