Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Thai Omelette

Thai Omelettes don't differ much from normal Western Style omelettes except for the amount of oil you use and what you cook it in. Thai Omelettes tend to be fluffier and greasier - the faint of heart should not attempt to eat one.

1. Heat up a considerable amount of oil in a wok [and I mean considerable - at least a cup]. While it is heating up you can beat your eggs in a bowl with whatever else you want to add in. Usually Thai Omelettes are made only with egg and no ingredients because you eat it with rice or with steamed/boiled vegetables. For example when I made an omelette with my parents we ate it with a vegetable and pork stirfry. [I will write later about how to make that].
2. When the oil is heated up [give it a couple minutes] you can add the egg into the wok. It cooks very fast so use a flipper to check to see if the bottom is done and then flip it over [no fancy tossing - there's too much oil in there].
3. When both sides are a nice golden brown - VOILA! You are finished :)

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Cookies Thai Style

The ingredients you will need to make the cookies are:

1. แป้งสาลีพัดโบก 500 g [cake flour]
2. แป้งสาลีว่าว 200 g [all purpose flour]
3. นำตาลไอซิง 330 g [icing sugar]
4. เนยสด 110 g [butter]
5. มารการีน 370 g [margarine]
6. ผงฟู 1 tbsp [baking powder]
7. เกลือ 1/4 tbsp [salt]
8. กลินวานิลา 1 tbsp [vanilla flavouring]
9. กลินนมเนย 1 tbsp [buttermilk flavouring]
10. ไข่ 2 [eggs]
11. งา / ลูกเกด / ถัว 200/300 g [sesame/peanuts]

A. Weigh and sift the cake flour [500g], all purpose flour [200g], salt [1/4 tbsp] and baking powder [1 tbsp]. Sift three times.
B. Mix in the icing sugar [330g] and sift again.
C. In a mixer, beat together the butter [110g] and margarine [370g] for 3 minutes.
D. Add the eggs [2] and mix for another 2 minutes.
E. While mixing on a low speed, add in the dry ingredients and beat for 3 minutes.
F. Add in the vanilla flavouring [1 tbsp] and buttermilk flavouring [1tbsp], then mix in the nuts with a spoon so you don't break the mixer.
G. Drop the cookies onto a greased tray and bake in a 250 degree oven for 15 minutes. [Depending on how thick you make the cookies it could take longer/a higher temperature].

If you can't find buttermilk flavouring, I'm sure you could vido it from the recipe :)

Peace and Love <3

"Thai Spaghetti" ie Canadian spaghetti... with ketchup

Thai people like to think that this is "ahan falang" [foreigner food], but this is definetely not the way that foreigners eat spaghetti. So, I consider it "Thai food".

Cut the following into small pieces to make the spaghetti sauce:

พริกไทย chile peppers
แครอท carrot
มะเขือเทศ tomato
พริกหยวก green/yellow peppers
หอมหัวใหญ่ onion
หมู pork
ฮอทด็อก hotdogs

Put on a pot of boiling water, and season the water with salt before you add the pasta.
While your pasta is cooking you can start the sauce.

In a wok add some oil and wait until the oil is hot before adding the pork and the hotdogs.
When the pork is fully cooked [it should be brown, not red] you can add the vegetables.
Once the vegetables and meat are cooked fully, turn the heat down and add:

ซอสมะเขือเทศ ketchup

That's right, ketchup. You only need to keep it on the heat for a little longer and then turn the heat off while you mix in the ketchup. Your noodles should be done, you can strain them and pour the sauce overtop.

VOILA!!