August 27, 2007

Stir-fried Rice with Egg and Spring Onions with Coriander Tempura

Coriander is quite nutritious, being rich in Vitamin C, calcium phosphorus and beta carotene. Research carried out in the United States suggests that coriander may be beneficial for lowering blood-cholesterol. In lab experiments carried out with diabetic mice, coriander also showed the effect of lowering blood sugar level. Coriander even contains antibiotic substances that can prevent some forms of food poisoning.



Spring Onion which contain the antioxidant quercetin like other onions, is a good natural remedy for many sinus, menopause, or even cellulite.

(Photo from www.simply-thai.com)

So today, I'll cook a dish with spring onion and coriander as main ingredients





Stir-fried Rice with Egg

Ingredients (For 1 Serving)



100 gram of pork, sliced

1 egg, beaten

1 tablespoon of chopped garlic

2 tablespoons of choppes spring onions

2 tablespoons of soy sauce

2 tablespoon of seasoning sauce

2 teaspoon of sugar

1 cup of cooked rice (make sure that the rice is not too soft)


Instructions


1. Saute garlic until golden brown, then add pork.

2. When the pork is cooked, add rice. Season with soy sauce, seasoning sauce and sugar. Mix all ingredients well.

3. Part the rice to create a circle in the center of the pan. Add the egg in the center of the pan.


4. Wait until the egg is cooked, then blend in the egg with the rice. Add spring onion. Mix the ingredients well.

5. Serve while it's hot with lemon and fresh spring onion.



Coriander Tempura

Ingredients (1 Serving)

1 cup of chopped coriander

1 cup of tempura flour

1/3 cup of cold water

Vegetable oil for frying


Instructions:

1. Make tempura batter by adding water and tempura flour together in the bowl. Be sure to use very cold water.

2. Heat vegetable oil in a deep pan. Lightly dip the coriander in the batter and immediately fry them until crisp.

3. Drain the tempura on a rack or oil absorbing paper.

4. Serve right away.

August 24, 2007

Appetizer: Sweet Corn Patty

This is a good appetizer for kids and adult. Easy and fun to make.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 Cup of Cooked Sweet Corn
1 Cup of Ground Pork
1 Egg
2 Tablespoons of Three Musketeer
1 Tablespoon of Multi-purpose Flour
1 Teaspoon of Salt
1 Teaspoon of Sugar
Oil for frying
Instructions:

1. Mix corn well with pork, flour, egg, salt, sugar and three musketeer.
2. Shape the mixture into a small flat ball.
3. Fry in hot oil until turns golden brown. Serve with either chilli sauce or tomato sauce.




















August 10, 2007

Go Inter: Japanese Curry with Low Fat Tonkatsu

In Thailand, "go inter" is a slang used when someone is working internationally or doing sth very international. You get what I mean?? I'm going inter today because I'm cooking Japanese Food. What I'll do now is Japanese Curry with Low Fat Tonkatsu. Why low fat? Because I'll not fry the tonkatsu, but cook it in the oven instead.


Ingredients:

The Curry

1/4 Cup of Cubed Potato
1/4 Cup of Cubed Carrots
1/4 Cup of Chooped Onions
Half Pack of Japanese Curry Cube
1 1/ 2 Cup of Water







Tonkatsu
3 Pieces of Pork Fillet
2 Egss, Beaten
1/4 Cup of All Purpose Flor
1/2 Cup of Bread Crumbs
Pepper and Salt



Directions:


Curry:

1. Heat potatoes, carrots and onions water. Boil the vegetables until they are cooked.
2. Add the curry cube and simmer for another 10 minutes.

Tonkatsu:

1. Toast the bed crumbs until turns golden brown.
2. Pound meat and sprinkle it with pepper and salt on both sides of the meat. (Do not pound it too thinly)
3. Put egg, flour, bread crumbs in 3 separate shallow trays. Spread flour on both sides of the meat. Pat off excess flour then dip into beaten egg. Spread meat onto bread crumbs. Cover the meat with crumbs and press it a little. Repeat this processs on all slices.
4 . Heat the oven at 180 Degree Celcius. Cook both side for 10 minutes each.


NOTE: If you ask me, my verdict is the fried tonkatsu taste alot better (but also fatter)

Kaeng Jued Pak Kard Hor (Cabbage Roll Soup)


This is a good dish to start my day with. A hotel cabbage soup. Yummy!

Ingredients:


1 Head of Chinese Cabbage

100 Grams of Ground Pork

2 Mushrooms

1 Knorr Pork Soup Cube

1 1/2 Cup of Water

1 Teaspoons of The Three Musketeers (Check "The Three Musketeers Blog")

1 1/2 Tablespoons of Soy Sauce


Directions:


1. Boil the cabbage leaves, leave by leave, until the leaves are soften, but not overly cooked. The set aside to cool down.

2. Mix the ground pork with three musketeers.

3. Roll the pork into the cabbage leaves.

4. Heat the knorr soup cube in 1 1/2 cup of water. When boil, add the cabbage rolls.

5. Add the mushrooms an season with soy sauce (to taste).



Bon Apetit

Basic Thai Ingredients: The Three Musketeers



Basic Thai Ingredients: The Three Musketeers


The Three Musketeers that I'm referring to are coriander root, garlic and corn pepper grounded together . So you can relax now. We, Thai, do not eat Athos, Porthos and Aramis. The three musketeers is used to marinate meat for stuffing or for making meatballs.

































Microwave Cooking: Kung Ob Woonsen (Prawns Cooked in Rice Vermicelli)

Cooking with microwave is very easy and fast. You can have a meal ready within a snap. And now, I'm going to show you how to cook a Thai dish using microwave oven.
Kung Ob Woonsen

Ingredients:

4 Prawns
1 Cup of Rice Vermicelli, soaked in water for at least 7 minutes
4 Mushrooms

2 Tablespoons of Smashed Black Pepper


3 Slices of Old Ginger
2 Smashed Coriander Roots
3 Smashed Garlic Cloves

1/4 Cup of Chinese Celery, Chopped
2 Tablespoons of Soy Sauce
1 Teaspoons of Seasoning Sauce
1 Tablespoon of Oyster Sauce
2 Teaspoons of Sesame Oil
2 Teaspoons of Sugar
2 Teaspoons of Vegetable Oil
1/4 Cup of Soup

Directions:

1. Mix the vermicelli, black pepper, soy sauce, seasoning sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, sesame oil and vegetable oil in a bowl and set aside.

2. Put the gingers, garlics and coriander roots in a microwavable pot (with lid). Microwave the ingredients for 1.30 minutes at High.

3. Then add the prawns and mushrooms to the mix and microwave for another 3 minutes.

4. Then add the marinated vermicelli to the prawns and microwave for 1.30 minutes.

5. Mix all the ingredients together and then add the celery and microwave for another 30 seconds.