The shrimps remaining from yesterday, I usd them for "Thai Spicy Mixed Vegetable Soup with Shrimps". This soup will makes you worm in the cool night. There are many herbs in this menu, sweet basil, pepper corns, chilli, and shallots. Try it when you need to feel better from the cool night!!!
Ingredients
- 300 g shrimps, shelled, and deveined
- 1 cup babycorn, sliced
- 1/2 cup mushroom, cut into well pieces
- 1/2 cup sweet basil leaves
- 3 cups chicken stock
Mixer Ingredients (for blending)
- 12 pepper corns
- 5-7 shallots
- 1 tablespoon shrimp paste
- 1/2 cup dried shrimp
- 2 tablespoon fish sauce
Directions:
1. Grind all spice mixture ingredients in a mortar and pound until mixed thoroughly.
2. Heat chicken stock in a pot, then add spice mixture and keep stirring it.
3. When the soup boils again, add fish sauce. Cook for 1-2 minutes, add prawns, and the other vegetables.
4. When vegetables are cooked thoroughly, taste and add fish sauce as desired.
5. Transfer into bowl for serving, have it with hot steamed jasmine-scented rice... It's really good !!!
Thai Spicy Mixed Vegetable Soup with Shrimps
Thai Sweet & Sour Shrimp
Today I bought shrimp from the market. My mother give me the idea for "Thai Sweet & Sour Shrimp". This spicy sweet and sour shrimp provides lots of tangy taste and depth of flavor, owing to the unique Thai combination of herbs and spices. It's very great if you have it with jasmine-scented rice...
Ingredients:
- 400 g shrimp or prawns, shells removed (tails can be left on)
- MARINADE : 1 tablespoon oyster sauce + 1 tablespoon sugar + 1 1/2 tablespoons chili sauce
- 1 green bell pepper, OR 1 green Anaheim pepper, sliced
- 1 1/2 cups pineapple chunks, fresh or canned
- 3 Tablespoons white wine or sherry (or cooking wine/sherry)
- 50 g garlic, minced
- 1 thumb-size piece ginger, grated or sliced up fine
- 3 kaffir lime leaves (fresh)
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons honey
- 1 Tablespoons lime juice
- 1/2 Tablespoon cayenne pepper (omit for a milder dish)
- 1 Tablespoon chili powder
- 3 Tablespoons fish sauce
- 1/2 Tablespoon ground white or black pepper
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 3 Tbsp. water
- GARNISH: generous handful fresh coriander
Directions:
1. Combine marinade ingredients and pour over the shrimp. Toss to coat and set aside.
2. Place 1-2 Tablespoons. oil in a wok or large frying pan over medium-high heat. Stir-fry the garlic and ginger 1-2 minutes. Add a little wine/sherry when the pan becomes dry.
3. Add the green pepper and stir-fry 1 minute. Add wine or sherry as needed to keep ingredients frying nicely.
4. Reduce heat to medium. Add the lime leaves, tomato, coconut milk, honey, lime juice, cayenne pepper, chili power, fish sauce and pepper. Stir well to combine.
5. Add the shrimp and pineapple chunks. Simmer 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until shrimp are pink and plump.
6. Add the cornstarch dissolved in water and stir well. Simmer 1 more minute, or until the sauce has thickened.
7. Taste-test the dish, adding more honey (or brown sugar) if you prefer it sweeter. If you prefer it saltier, add more fish sauce. If too sweet OR too salty add more lime juice.
8. Sprinkle over the fresh coriander and serve with plenty of jasmine-scented rice.
Ref : http://thaifood.about.com
