Tuesday, June 14, 2011

2 easy to cook Thai dishes

To help you celebrate the Thai New Year, which takes place during 13th - 15th April, I have put together to very tasty and popular dishes that you can prepare and cook quite easily and impress your family and friends in the process. So lets get started.
Sweet chilli chicken stir fry This stir fry is simplicity itself - it not only tastes great but is low in fat, too
Serves 2 Ready in 15 minutes
2tbsp vegetable oil 4 chicken breasts, sliced thinly A handful green beans, trimmed 2 sachets Sweet Chilli & Garlic Stir Fry Sauce Jasmine rice, to serve

Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan until hot. Add the chicken slices and stir fry for 2-3 minutes. Then add the beans.
Continue to stir fry until the chicken is cooked through and tender, and the beans are cooked but still have bite.
Add the sweet chilli and garlic stir fry sauce and toss to coat. Remove from the heat and serve with jasmine rice.

Pork fried with Thai red curry paste
Using curry paste gives you concentrated flavour in an instant and works really well with all types of meat
Serves 2 Ready in 10 minutes
2tbsp vegetable oil 1tbsp Red Curry Paste 275g pork fillet, trimmed and finely sliced 175g green beans 2tbsp Fish Sauce 1tbsp Coconut Cream 1tsp sugar Rice noodles or jasmine rice, to serve

Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan, add the Thai red curry paste and stir well. Add the pork and stir fry for a minute or two until the meat is cooked through.
Add the beans, fish sauce, coconut cream and sugar, and stir thoroughly. Cook for 2-3 minutes then transfer to a serving dish.
Serve with rice noodles or steamed jasmine rice

If you stick to these easy to follow recipes, I have no doubt that you and your dinner guest will have a cracking time, while some will be trying to get the recipes off you to use themselves. Enjoy.

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