April 27th, 2009
Many people in Australia may not know of red curry with sour bamboo shoot. My friend asked me to cook red curry. I decided to cook with sour bamboo. As they are not avalible in my local supermarket I do not use them very often. I buy them at a Thai gorcery in Campbell Street in the city.
Sour bamboo shoot taste is sour and has a strong smell but do not worry. When you cook them, they will give a perfect taste and are ideal for red curry. As I told you I like cooking with bamboo shoot.
Here is the recipe:
150 g Chicken breast or thigh fillet, sliced
200 g Bamboo shoot, drained
1 cup coconut cream
1 cup water
¼ cup Thai basil, picked leaves
2 single kaffir lime leaves, torn
1 long red chilli, sliced
1-1 ½ tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp palm sugar
2-3 tbsp red curry paste
2 tbsp cooking oil
Heat wok over medium to low heat and add oil then red curry paste
Fry paste and add coconut cream mix well and let coconut boil until separate (as you will see some little oil on the top)
Add chicken and cook for few minutes then add fish sauce and palm sugar, mix well
Add water and bamboo shoot, let it boil and taste it
When boiling add kaffir lime leave, Thai basil, chilli and turn the heat off.
Ready to eat
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April 4th, 2009
I cooked this dish the other night for my dinner whatever I have left in my fridge and pantry. I should put some Thai basil in but I didn’t have it. However, taste was still great I had it with steamed rice.
I like bamboo shoot and I always have it in my pantry. Bamboo shoot is easy to cook and there are many ways you can cook with it such as curry, stir-fried with eggs or stir-fried with curry paste like this one.
Here is recipe
150 g. Chicken breast, sliced
250 g. Bamboo shoot, drained
2 tbsp red curry paste
1-2 tbsp fish sauce ( taste it first and add it more if you wish )
1 tbsp white sugar, sometime I use palm sugar
2 tbsp cooking oil
1 tbsp kaffir lime leaves, finely sliced ( or you just tear them )
2 long red chillies, sliced
1/4 cup Thai basil ( I don’t have it in the picture )
Method
1 Heat wok medium heat and add in cooking oil
2 Add red curry paste and fry it until you smell the paste comes through
3 Add chicken and fry for few mins then add fish sauce and sugar
4 When chicken just cooked add bamboo shoot and give a stir for few mins
5 Don’t forget to taste it and add more seasoning it you wish
6 Before turn the heat off add kaffir lime leaves ( keep some for sprinkle) and Thai basil
7 That is it…………..ready to eat then sprinkle some kaffir lime on the top
This recipe is very simple and extremely easy and everyone can cook it.
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