Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Sweet Sticky Rice With Mangoes




Ingredients:

for Sweet Sticky Rice with Mangos (serves 4-5 people)
2 Cups of "Sweet Rice"
1 Cup of Sugar
½ Can (13.5 Fl. oz.) Coconut Milk
2 Ripe Mangos

for Cream Sauce (topping)
½ Can (13.5 Fl. oz.) Coconut Milk
1 Tablespoon of Sugar
½ Tsp.. Salt
½ Tsp. of cornstarch

Preparation:

For the SWEET RICE:
Rinse the rice.
Soak it in water for 30 minutes.
Drain some of the water, leave 1/4 inch of water remaining on top of rice.
Cover container and microwave on high for 10 minutes (Note: Cooking times may vary. High by our standards means that it takes approximately 3 minutes to boil a cup of water. Adjust your cooking time accordingly).
Mix rice after 10 minutes and return to microwave for an additional 4 minutes.
Mix sugar and 1/2 can coconut milk and stir until sugar dissolves.
Pour this sauce over the rice and coat completely.
Cover, and let stand for 20 minutes and serve at room temperature.
Slice mangos into bite size pieces and serve with sweet rice

For the CREAM SAUCE (topping):
Mix sugar and remaining 1/2 can coconut milk and stir until sugar dissolves.
Add salt and cornstarch and put all ingredients in a saucepan. Stir well.
Cook over low heat and stir constantly until just boiling, then turn off heat.
Let cool.

Monday, August 10, 2009

Clear soup [Gaeng-Jued]



Ingredients:

1. Young pig entrails 250 grams
2. Egg 6-7 pieces
3. Clear soup 5 cups
4. Pork chopped 1 cup
5. Cilantro root 1 1/2 teaspoons
6. Garlic 1 teaspoon
7. Pepper 1/2 teaspoon
8. Fish sauce 2 tablespoons
9. Green onion leaves, cilantro

Preparation:


1. Cut all fascias of entrails out.

2. Clean both inside and outside entrails until well. Drain.

3. Leakage testing by fill water into entrails. Cut out leaky part, tied firmly 1 side of entrails ending.

4. Break egg into bowl and stir well. Fill eggs liquid into open side of entrails until fully, Tied firmly (Repeat until completed).

5. Heat water over light heat (not boiling), put filled entrails. After 10-15 min, remove and let them cool,

6. Horizontailly cut into 1/2 inches oval thickness.

7. Grind finely cilantro root, garlic, pepper, and mix cut pieces of entrails until well combined.

8. Heat clear soup until boiling, put small balls of chopped pork until cooked. Season by fish sauce.

9. Put cut entrails into clear soup, heat until boiling, Remove, sprinkle with green onion and cilantro leaves.