SUPERIOR RISSOLES (Baked meatballs)


750g topside mince (Ground beef)
1 med zucchini grated
1 carrot peeled and grated
1 onion grated
1 cup fresh wholemeal breadcrumbs
1 egg
1 tablespoon soy sauce
freshly ground black pepper

1 tablespoon oil
3-4 med tomatoes, sliced
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese

Combine first 8 ingredients in a mixing bowl. Divide into 10 flat patties. Heat oil in baking dish and brown rissoles on both sides. Remove from heat and arrange 2 slices of tomato on top of each rissole
Sprinkle each rissole with grated mozzarella. Bake in moderate oven 180deg C for 20-325 minutes or until browned on top.
Serve with tossed green salad and fresh asparagus spears.


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MA HO (Fruit canapes)

250g pork mince
5 cloves garlic
4 roots fresh coriander
2 tablespoons lard or oil
3 tablespoons roasted peanuts, coarsely ground
1 tablespoons fish sauce
1/8 (one eighth) teaspoon ground black pepper
4 tablespoons palm sugar or soft brown sugar
1 fresh chilli seeded and chopped
2 tablespoons fresh coriander leaves
mandarins, pineapple slices, rambutans, lychees

Method

Crush garlic and coriander roots and fry on low heat in lard or oil. When garlic turns golden add the pork, peanuts, fish sauce, pepper, sugar, chilli and coriander leaves and continue to stir fry until mixture is well cooked, dark brown in colour and quite dry.

Prepare the fruit:
Peel mandarins and remove all the white pith. Separate into segments and cut each segment open down the back, lay them flat on a serving dish, skin downward.
Pineapple may be cut into mouth size pieces.
Rambutans must be peeled and the seeds removed. The nearest substitute is canned lychees which must be well drained.

Pile pork mixture on top of fruit or into hollow of lychees or rambutans. Serve as an unusual hors d'oeuvre or with rice as a meal.

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Disclaimer:The recipes here have been collected from various sources over the years and I have lost track of where most of them came from. If anybody believes that I have "stolen" their recipe, however, I will be happy to add an acknowledgement of the original source. To my knowledge, however, most of the recipes here do contain SOME element of originality. The element of originality, however, comes mostly from my ex-wife Jenny rather than from myself.

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YAM KRACHUP (Pork and seafood salad with water chestnuts)


Ingredients

250g fresh water chestnuts or 1 small can, drained
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
1 tablespoon lard or oil
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon sugar
1 cup diced cooked pork
1 cup chopped cooked prawns
1 cup flaked crab meat
2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaves
3 or 4 tender citrus leaves, chopped
2 fresh red chillies, seeded and chopped

Method

Wash and peel fresh water chestnuts and cut into slices, then into strips; if using canned chestnuts, drain and cut in similar fashion. Fry the onion and garlic in hot fat on medium heat, taking care not to let them burn. Combine fish sauce, lemon juice and sugar in a dressing with the onions and garlic. Combine chestnuts, pork, prawns and crab meat in a bowl and pour the dressing over. Toss to mix, arrange in serving dish and garnish with the chopped leaves and chillies.

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Disclaimer:The recipes here have been collected from various sources over the years and I have lost track of where most of them came from. If anybody believes that I have "stolen" their recipe, however, I will be happy to add an acknowledgement of the original source. To my knowledge, however, most of the recipes here do contain SOME element of originality. The element of originality, however, comes mostly from my ex-wife Jenny rather than from myself.

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KAI TORD (Another fried chicken recipe from Thailand)


Ingredients:

Salt
6 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1 small onion
1 bunch coriander
oil for deep frying
6 chicken breasts


Method:

Blend in electric blender, garlic, pepper, onion, coriander and salt with a little oil until you have a smooth paste. Coat chicken breasts and leave for an hour.

Heat remaining oil in a wok. Drop in coated chicken breasts and deep fry until golden brown. Drain thoroughly before serving.

Comment: Quantity of salt is to taste. Around a teaspoon is about right for me.

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Disclaimer:The recipes here have been collected from various sources over the years and I have lost track of where most of them came from. If anybody believes that I have "stolen" their recipe, however, I will be happy to add an acknowledgement of the original source. To my knowledge, however, most of the recipes here do contain SOME element of originality. The element of originality, however, comes mostly from my ex-wife Jenny rather than from myself.

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GAI TUA (Thai chicken with Peanut [Goober nut; Ground nut] Sauce)


INGREDIENTS

500g boneless breast fillets
410g can coconut milk, UNSHAKEN
1 teaspoon Red Curry Paste (the one you buy in the supermarket is what I use)
3 cloves of garlic crushed
1 tablespoon grated ginger
1 kg spinach, washed and drained
2 tablespoons oil
1 onion finely chopped
1 red chilli seeded and chopped
1 cup crunchy peanut paste (peanut butter)
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon soft brown sugar

Method

Cut chicken into cubes. Skim 1/3 cup thick coconut cream from top of can of coconut milk, set aside. Mix coconut cream with curry paste, garlic and ginger and coat chicken with it. Cover and marinate chicken in refrigerator for 4 hours or overnight. Trim hard white stalks from spinach and roughly chop leaves. Place leaves in a large saucepan, cover and cook over moderate heat until limp and soft, about 7 mins( there will be sufficient water clinging to leaves for cooking) Drain and arrange on a serving plate, cover and keep hot in a slow oven 120 C.

In wok, heat oil, stir fry onion and chilli until soft, about 1 min. Add chicken and marinade and stir fry until golden, about 5 - 10 mins. Add peanut butter, fish sauce, sugar and reserved coconut milk. Continue cooking until chicken is cooked and a thick sauce has formed. Spoon chicken and sauce over spinach and serve.

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THAI PORK FRIED WITH GARLIC AND BLACK PEPPER

One of the simplest of all Thai dishes, this one is also extremely common in restaurants. The secret is to use lots of garlic. Thai black pepper is slightly different from western black pepper and is very good in this.


INGREDIENTS

500g thinly sliced pork (any cut) I usually use pork fillet
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 tablespoons coarsely chopped garlic
1 tablespoon coarsely chopped coriander root
2 tablespoons fish sauce
teaspoon ground black pepper

METHOD

Cut the thinly sliced pork into 1 x 2inch pieces. Add vegetable oil to wok over high heat. Stir-fry the garlic just until it starts to change colour. Add coriander root and pork. Stir-fry over high heat for 3 - 5 mins or until the pork is no
longer pink.. Add fish sauce and black pepper and fry for 1 more minute. Serve hot with rice.

Comment: Really easy and tastes great.


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Disclaimer:The recipes here have been collected from various sources over the years and I have lost track of where most of them came from. If anybody believes that I have "stolen" their recipe, however, I will be happy to add an acknowledgement of the original source. To my knowledge, however, most of the recipes here do contain SOME element of originality. The element of originality, however, comes mostly from my ex-wife Jenny rather than from myself.

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KORMA (A classic Indian curry)


Serves 6

1 kg boned leg lamb
2 med onions
1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger
2 large cloves garlic
.25 cup raw cashews or blanched almonds
2-6 dried chillies, seeded
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
.25 teaspoon ground cinnamon
.25 teaspoon ground cardamon
.25 teaspoon ground cloves
.5 teaspoon saffron strands
2 tablespoons boiling water
1 tablespoon ghee
2 tablespoons oil
2 teaspoons salt
.5 cup yoghurt
2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaves

Cut lamb into large cubes, trimming off excess fat if any. Peel onions, slice one finely and set aside. Chop other onion roughly and put into container of electric blender with ginger, garlic, cashews and chillies. Add half cup water to blender jar, cover and blend on high speed for a minute or until or until all ingredients are ground smoothly. Add all the ground spices and blend for a few seconds longer.

Put saffron strands into a small bowl, pour boiling water over and allow to soak while starting to cook the Masala (ground spice mixture).

Heat ghee and oil in a large saucepan and when hot put in the sliced onion and fry, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon, until soft and golden. Add the blended mixture and continue to fry, stirring constantly until the Masala is cooked and the oil starts to separate from the mixture. Wash out blender container with an extra .25 cup water, add to pan together with salt and continue to stir and fry until liquid dries up once more. Add the meat and stir over medium heat until each piece is coated with the spice. Stir the saffron, crushing the strands against side of bowl, then add to the pan. Stir to mix well. Add yoghurt and stir again until evenly mixed. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook at a gentle simmer for 1 hour or until meat is tender and gravy thick. Stir occasionally, taking care that the spice mixture does not stick to base of pan. When lamb is cooked, sprinkle with fresh coriander leaves, replace lid and cook for 5 mins longer. Serve hot with rice.

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Disclaimer:The recipes here have been collected from various sources over the years and I have lost track of where most of them came from. If anybody believes that I have "stolen" their recipe, however, I will be happy to add an acknowledgement of the original source. To my knowledge, however, most of the recipes here do contain SOME element of originality. The element of originality, however, comes mostly from my ex-wife Jenny rather than from myself.

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