THAI FOOD RECIPES

Ingredients 2 Lettuces 1/2 can Bamboo Shoots 1 tablespoon Thick soy sauce 2 cups Chicken broth 1/2 teaspoon Salt 2 cups Vegetable oil 2 Chinese Broccoli 1 teaspoon Sasame oil 1 tablespoon Cornstarch 10 Dried black mushroom Method   Heat the oil in the pan. Fry broccoli until cooked and remove from heat. Leave 4 tablespoons of oil in the pan, pour chicken broth and add lettuce. Cover the pan for 3 minutes. Then put bamboo shoots, black mushroom, thick soy sauce, sesame, salt and fried chinese broccoli. Add the cornstarch mixed with water. Stir until cooked and serve hot. Note: Available vegetables can be used, for example; young corn,red or green bell pepper, riped tomato, mushroom etc.

By Barney Garcia Bamboo Shoots: Bamboo shoots are called for in many Thai recipes. In order to prepare a bamboo shoot for cooking you need to peel them and boil the white inner stalks for 30 minutes in water. If you are using canned bamboo shoots you will only need to boil them for 10 minutes, or if they are going into curries or soups, boiling might not be required. Basil (fresh): There are three types of basils used in Thai cooking; sweet, holy and lemon. Sweet basil is much easier to find because it is commonly used in western cooking. Holy basil has a spicier taste and can be recognized by it’s slightly purple leaves. Lemon basil has a lemony flavor and can be detected by its distinct lemony scent. If you can only find sweet basil you can compensate for holy or lemon basil by adding finely chopped chili peppers or a bit of lemon rind. Bergamot: Also known as kaffir lime leaves has a slightly limey flavor which goes well with all Thai dishes. Since this may be hard to find, granted

Ingredients Crab A large amount of vegetable oil Cut ginger Sliced green onion White wine Curry powder Thin soy sauce Bean oil Rice crackers Method 1. Boil crab for 20 minutes. 2. Take the crab's claws and shells out. Cut the crabs into 3-4 pieces. 3. Fry ginger, green onion, white wine, crab, curry powder, thin soy sauce and a little bit of bean oil. Mix well. 4. Place on serving plate with fried rice crackers aside.