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vol.16:Golden bag and Fried rice noodles (Thailand)

My name is Miki Hirose. I'm from Bangkok, Thailand. My husband is Japanese. We met each other in New York and after we married we moved to Los Angeles and lived there for over 10 years. At the moment I live in Kawasaki. I enjoy living here and have many Japanese friends. I currently teach Thai cuisine which has also let me make lots of new friends.
Miki Hirose


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Golden bag(Tung thong)

Ingredients

  • ・1 pack wanton wrapper
  • ・1/4 teaspoon whole black Pepper
  • ・2 cloves Garlic
  • ・1/2 tablespoon coriander root
  • ・1 cup ground pork and shrimp
  • ・1/4 teaspoon salt
  • ・1 teaspoon seasoning sauce or soy sauce
  • ・3 bunches allium porrum (Nira)
  • ・3 cups oil

Directions

  • 1Using a stone pestle, pound the coriander root, whole black pepper and garlic until finely blended. [Refer to photo #1]
  • 2In a medium bowl, combine the ground pork and minced shrimp with #1. Add salt and seasoning sauce. This is the wanton filling. [Refer to photo #2]
  • 3Put a spoonful of the filling in the middle of the wanton wrapper. Wrap the minced pork, wetting the edges to seal then tie it tightly with allium porrum. [Refer to photo #3]
  • 4Heat the oil to 180 degrees. Put #3 into the hot oil, a few at a time until golden brown. Drain on a paper towel to absorb the excess oil. [Refer to photo #4]
  • 5Serve with sweet chili sauce.

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Fried rice noodles(Phad thai)

Ingredients

  • ・1/2 cup oil
  • ・1 tablespoon chopped garlic
  • ・1 tablespoon chopped shallots
  • ・300 grams SEN LEK (dried rice noodles)
  • ・10 pieces of medium size shrimp
  • ・1 tablespoon chopped pickled white radish
  • ・1 soy bean curd (hard tofu)
  • ・1 teaspoon ground dried chilies
  • ・4 tablespoons sugar
  • ・3 tablespoons fish sauce
  • ・4 tablespoons tamarind juice
  • ・3 eggs
  • ・500 grams beansprouts
  • ・1 bunch allium porrum (Nira)
  • ・1/2 cup ground roast peanuts

Directions

  • 1Soak the SEN LEK (dried rice noodles) in lukewarm tap water for 60 minutes.
  • 2Drain the noodles.
  • 3Cut soy bean curd (hard tofu) into cube. Cut up allium porrum into 1 inch long pieces.
    Rinse the beansprouts and save half for serving fresh. Wash prawns and cut through the middle of the shell, peel off the shell from both sides and remove the head. Mince shallot and garlic together.
  • 4Over a medium heat, lightly heat 3 tablespoons oil a skillet. Sauté garlic and shallots till light brown. Add the pickled white radish, tofu and stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
  • 5Put another 3 teaspoons of oil into pan, and, when hot, add the noodles and fry, turning constantly to prevent sticking. Add some water if the noodles are still hard.
  • 6Break 3 eggs into the pan and scramble, spreading egg in a thin layer over the pan. [Refer to photo #1]
  • 7Add noodles and mix. Add sugar, fish sauce and tamarind juice, mixing thoroughly. Add half of the beansprouts and allium porrum. Mix together thoroughly and toss constantly over high heat. Then sprinkle with ground peanuts. [Refer to photo #2]
  • 8Serve garnished with the remaining raw beansprouts, allium porrum and sprinkle crushed chili's over Fried Rice Noodles.

Vocabulary

lukewarm 生ぬるい

About these recipes

Golden bag(Tung thong)is Deep-fried Thai Crispy Wantons. It is a fusion of Thai Cuisine and Hakka specialty, blending these culinary traditions. This is a crispy pastry with minced prawns and Thai Spice served with Sweet Chili Sauce.
Phat thai is stir-fried rice noodles. It is one of the best-known Thai dishes, and is very popular in Thai restaurants. The dishes we present endeavor to respect traditions. This is my own recipe. The best phad thai cooks have prepared the same dish day after day, constantly perfecting it.

Cooking glossary

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提供されたものです。 http://www.nikikitchen.com/

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