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Skriven 2012-02-13 21:08:28 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 21183 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: evil jungles 211
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Hi Michael,

 RH> We've eaten Thai but I've never tried cooking it.

 ML> I fake it pretty well, pretending it's Chineselike, which
 ML> it actually sort of is. Fish sauce and curry paste (the

I could do that, I guess. Never really thought about it.

 ML> premade ones are fine if you jazz them up with fresh basil,

We've got lots of dried basil from what we grew last summer, suppose
that would work (almost) as well.

 ML> coriander, garlic, and/or shallot) instead of soy sauce,

I've got dried coriander, lots of fresh garlic, no shallots but a sweet
(Vidalia type) and regular onions.

 ML> and have a can of coconut milk handy - you don't have to
 ML> use it, just have it around [g]. Also palm (or brown)

It'll stay in the pantry unless Steve wants to add it to his portion.


 ML> sugar - Thai food is somewhat sweeter.

Got brown sugar and raw sugar; both staples in the kitchen here.


 RH> Same with its neighbor, Viet Nam.

 ML> Lighter, even more Chineselike, a wide range of minty
 ML> and sometimes chemically-tasting herbs. Flavoring agents
 ML> put in whole or chopped instead of being pounded to paste.

Lemon grass--a citronella like taste. I don't like too much of it at a
time but will take some. Same with the mint--OK in moderation but too
much is too much.

 ML> This one could be either:

 ML>       Title: Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup
 ML>  Categories: Vietnamese, Seafood, Soups
 ML>    Servings:  6

 ML>     1/2 lb Medium raw shrimp
 ML>       1 tb Vegetable oil
 ML>       5 c  Chicken broth
 ML>       2    Stalks lemongrass, cut into
 ML>            - 2 inch pieces and crushed
 ML>            Peel of 1/2 lime
 ML>       1    Serrano or jalapeno chile,
 ML>            - cut in half
 ML>     1/2 c  Canned straw mushrooms
 ML>   2 1/2 tb Fresh lime juice
 ML>       1 tb Fish sauce (Nuoc mam)
 ML>            Garnish
 ML>       2    Green onions (including
 ML>            - tops), thinly sliced
 ML>       2 tb Coarsely chopped cilantro
 ML>   1 1/2 tb Coarsely chopped mint leaves
 ML>       1    Serrano or jalapeno chile,
 ML>            - seeded and slivered

Looks easy enough; I think I've got almost everything on hand. Mint is
outside in the bed; I'll have to thin it and the oregano once things
warm up a bit.


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Ruth
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