A trio of Thai dishes to kick your cravings for that wonderful cuisine! Prawn tom yum soup: 1 litre chicken stock 500ml water 3 sticks lemongrass 2 4cm pieces galangal 3 tomatoes, quartered 15 kaffir lime leaves 2 tablespoons tamarind paste 4 red chillies Fish sauce A large piece of palm sugar Juice of 2 limes Prawns (raw or cooked) Coriander Thai basil Fry the galangal, lemongrass, chillies, lime leaves, palm ...
Ray Wings with a Prawn & Baby Eggplant Thai Curry
Fresh ray wings Ray wings with Thai herbs Ray wings (1 per person) 1-2 sticks lemongrass, finely sliced 10 kaffir lime leaves, cut into 5mm strips Fish sauce Salt Lime juice (or lemon juice) 5 holy basil leaves Small piece of galangal, sliced Lay the ray wings in an oven dish and cover them with fish sauce, lime juice, salt then add the sliced ...
Black Olive Sea Bass on a bed of Rosemary
Simple, quick, Mediterranean meal (in all senses - we ate at 11pm!) Sliced the potatoes and laid them in an oven dish then covered them in a few pinches of rock salt, a clove of minced garlic, olive oil and a whole squeezed lemon. I then laid rosemary on top of the potatoes: I put the ...
Mekong River Catfish on a Bed of Pandan Leaves
I got very carried away in the fresh vegetable section of Chinatown and this was the result: Ingredients: Jasmine rice White fish (I used Mekong River Catfish) Galangal 2 red chillies Kaffir lime leaves Coconut cream Thai holy basil Garlic Pandan leaves Lemongrass Fish sauce Palm sugar Coconut water Preheat the oven to 200 C (fan), place a pan of water and salt on the hob to boil and add ...
Rainbow Trout Party
Today was my second time cycling in central London and my first time cycling on such main roads - (Strand, Waterloo Bridge). I could save so much money on transport if I cycled into work and I do really enjoy it but I really could not be a cyclist in London. Without someone to follow ...
Melanzane alla Parmigiana
March 2013 My turn to cook. I'm not used to cooking for a non meat eater, but here was my first attempt: Melanzane alla parmigiana I used a Jamie Oliver recipe as a reference for this but omitted the onions. I've rarely had it with onions in Italy and I'm not a fan of them unless they're blended. Ingredients: 2 ...
