Pad Prik Tua *

Pad Prik Tua

First I have to tell u guys that this post wont have a photo to show u step by step . but i will try my best to explain it all to u .

So sorry for that cuz I wasnt plan to blog about this dish ... it was 1 quick lunch menu and yes when i said quick ..i dun have time to snap shot by shot hehehe but anyway this dish is very simple so I believe u guys wont get confuse after all ..

Ingredients

Long bean cut 1 cm. each

Sliced pork with some fats

Cooking oil

Fish sauce

Sugar

Some water

Kaffir lime leaves

Red chili paste

How to make Red chili paste : you will need

- Kaffir lime skin

- Galanga

- Lemon grass

- Red shallot

- Garlic

- Shrimp paste

- Red dried chilies

**** Pound it together OR Blend it together ...and you will get the paste ****

How to cook :

1. Heat up the wok ... after its hot then add some cooking oil wait for few seconds

2. Add the red chili paste into the wok ... fry it with the oil until fragrance then u can put the sliced pork

3. Stir the paste and the pork together ..after the pork almost cooked then u can add the long bean in

4. Add some fish sauce , sugar and some water into the wok ... cover the wok to make the long bean cook faster....

5. Last , rip the kaffir lime leaves and put into the wok ... stir all together one more time and you are done !

6.Serve it with some cooked rice

Show Off my E-Sarn Food ... :)

Hi...bloggers and readers :)

Here are some E-Sarn food i made last few months but i didn't have time to blog it as soon as i uploaded the photos into my PC ... yeah i was super duper busy with my kids ( as usual ) and have to traveling here and there ... but I will try my best to upload more for u guys...

This post is actually Thai food but its north-eastern Thai food .. its spicy and sour as u can see from the photos . but its also one of my fav food ! hehe easy to cook and easy to eat . u can eat it or cook it anytime :)

# all the dishes #

#1 This one called " Sup Nor Mai " a bit spicy and salty . cooked with marinated bamboo ( a bit smelly ) , shallot , mint ,dried flake chilies , roasted sticky rice , lime , spring onion.

#2 This one called " som tum Poo Maa " cooked with papaya , carrot ,tomato , marinated blue crab , fish sauce , lime , palm sugar , garlic , fresh chilies , long bean ( I got posted up how to make som tum and how to marinate the blue/flower crab ..u can search in my blog )

#3 This one called " Tom Zap Ka Dook Aon " this one almost like clear tom yum ... taste sour , spicy and a little bit salty . Cooked with saw celery ( i m not so sure how it called cuz there r many on it on Google but it does look like saw ) , soft bone pork ribs , mushroom , shallot , dried flake chilies , lime , fish sauce , roasted sticky rice , spring onion .

#4 This one called " Nam Tok Nuae " This dish is beef but if u dont eat beef u can use chicken/pork instead of it . Cooked with grilled beef , Sweet basil , shallot , dried flake chilies , fish sauce , lime , spring onion , roasted sticky rice and some soup stock.

#5 The last dish called " Kai Yang Ka ti " this one got coconut milk involved :p but how ?? heheh yeah its chicken marinated in coconut milk with some oyster and palm sugar few hours before grill it . simple but nice

This 2 photos i didn't cook it lol

The first pic is just some veggies that we usually eat with this type of food or u can add some sweet basil leaves as well :) its nice !!

And the second pic is " Ka Nhom Jeen " another type of noodle made from rice very soft but if u dun have this in ur place u can try cook some sticky rice with your rice cooker or microwave

and u can enjoy all this dishes just like when u having it in Thailand !

Pad Ped Moo :)

hi....guys :)

I know ...I kinda lack of updating my blog...not as active like before...well too many things to do especially when my 2 kids around..and also due to my broadband internet last time but now i'm using streamyX so hopefully u guys will see me update my blog more ...

okay, let's get start preparing our ingredients for this dish called " PAD PED MOO " yummy !!

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Ingredients

Pork ( or catfish , boar meat )

fresh red chili ( sliced )
Fresh kaempferia ( sliced )

Fresh pepper

Red chili paste

Eggplants ( tiny , big - cut 4 )

Baby young corn ( sliced thick )

Basil

Fish sauce

sugar

Water

Cooking oil

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1. Prepare all the ingredients follow by the list...

2. Zoom to all the ingredients on the plate

3. Cut the eggplants and soak in the water

4. Pluck the basil leaves..

5. Heat up the wok and pour some cooking oil in ...

6.after the oil is hot then u can add the red chili paste. Stir it with the oil

7. after a while , add in the meat and stir it together , if it too dry u can add some oil here

8. Stir till the meat almost cooked

9. Add eggplants in

10. And also the rest of the stuffs. Stir well

11. Add some sugar , fish sauce , water

12. Cover the wok with the lid for 5 mins

13. After 5 mins , Take out the lid and add basil leaves

14. Stir it for at least 30 sec - 1 mins

15. And then u r done !! Get the plate ready

# is it looks yummy to u ??? #

# Nice and easy right?? #

# What are u waiting for ??? Get me some rice !!!! Juz cant wait !! #

SOme of korean side dishes I've made*

Kimchi Jjigae*

If Talking about Korean food ... I would think of " Kimchi Jjigae " first !!

What about you??

So it was my second times cooking Korean food again

for family ..

Too bad I didnt have enough time to make kimchi myself :(

But nevermind !!! I will make it one day

" Ammie's Kimchi "

Okay enough talking lets see the ingredients

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Ingredients

Kimchi

Kimchi broth

Soft tofu

pork belly/bacon or any part of pork ( u can use tuna if u want )

Big red chili

Spring onion

Water

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HOW TO : Kimchi Jjigae...


*Prepare all this stuffs before u get start *

#1# Thats Kimchi I bought from Korean Town..( opposite Ampang Point ) RM 10 for 1 box.

#2# Pork Belly.... Nice !! love it so much..bought from husband's friend !! Cougar :)

#3# Soft Tofu. Cut it into smaller piece... not so thin u dunwan to crack it all when its boiling later

#4#Ganish with spring onion and big red chili later !

Pour some water into the pot ... maybe 2-3 cups

Take kimchi out from the box and add in the pot

Pour the kimchi broth into the pot as well...for more tasty !!!

Okay ...let it boil for 7-10 mins

And after that add in the pork belly...

Also add in Soft tofu...do not stir...

Now its boiling... u can garnish it at this step.. and turn off the stove

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*Enjoy Cooking*

Ps* sorry the blog was little short today.... I need to play with my kids now hehe " mom's duty"

Som Tum Poo Maa

Som Tum Poo Maa or Spicy papaya salad with salted flower crab....well without the crab also can make papaya salad ...but of course it will be more delicious and yummy with it hehehhe okay lets see how to make salted flower crab at home ....

Things u might need : Flower crabs , Fish Sauce , Sugar ..thats all !!! so easy !!!!

1. Dear God ... i 'm so so sorry that i have to kill this crabs :( it was alive !!! k-i-l-l- the crabs

wash it with water...cut into half

2.We dun need those things in NO.7...once everything is ready so put it to the small, flat Box with lid.add fish sauce( not so much just make sure it can cover all the crabs ) and white sugar
1-2 Tbsp.


3.cover it up and chill in the fridge...


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1 day later.... now we have salted crab ... we re ready to make som tum :) ( spicy papaya salad )

Ingredients

Green papaya
Carrot
Garlic
Red Chili
Tomato
Long bean
Lime
Fish sauce
Palm sugar
Salted flower crab



for today i will only make this for my lunch :)

Thats the fish sauce , palm sugar , salted flower crab

veggies/fruits peeler

Starting from the papaya ...cut the top part away..peel it with the peeler

prepare 1 bowl of ice and place the sliced papaya and carrot on the ice .chill in the fridge

pound chili , garlic together

Squeeze some lime juice

Add some fish sauce

add alittle bit of palm sugar / white sugar

Add sliced tomatoes ( take out some seeds )

Normally after pound chili , garlic the next step is follow by the salted crab BUT my pounder is too small so i skip it until almost the last step then only i put crab....

After that , take out the sliced papaya , carrot from the fridge and put on the pounder

Oh i almost forgot this long bean !!!

And then u re done !!!

Now u can try your spicy som tum poo ma @home

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*Enjoy Cooking*

Thai Lesson

-Flower crab = Poo maa

-Salted crab = Poo Kem