Gai Ta Krai (ไก่ตะไคร้ - Chicken with Lemon Grass)

Ingredients:

2 stalks fresh lemon grass
1 lb chicken thighs, boneless and skinless is preferred; wash thoroughly and cut thighs in half)
3 cloves garlic (minced)
1/4 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
1/2 tsp ground Thai chili (prik haeng)
2 tbsp palm sugar
1 tsp sea salt
2 tbsp Thai fish sauce
4 tbsp peanut oil




Preparation:

1). Mixed ingredents except chicken and let stand 1 hour.
2). Heat 5 tablespoons oil in pan when hot add chickenand other ingredents cook till dry.
3). Garnish and Serve.

Gang Gai Sai No Mai (Bamboo and Chicken Soup)

แกงเนื้อใส่หน่อไม้ส้ม
Prepare:
1 cup chicken wings
1 cup bamboo shoot
5 shitake mushroom
4 tbsp. soybean sauce
1½ cup soup stock
½ cup day lily flower

Cooking Instructions:
Clean the chicken wings.
Cut bamboo shoot and cook in boiling water for 15 minutes. Drain and leave in a bowl.
Boil the soup stock and put chicken wings, bamboo, shitake mushroom, soybean sauce and day lily flower. Then, boil for 30 minutes with low heat.

Thai Satay and Spicy Peanut sauce

Ingredients
1 teaspoon coriander seed
1 teaspoon cumin seed1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger1 pound chicken breasts, skinned, boned, and cut into bite sized pieces.
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon curry powerpinch turmeric powderas only a colorant, so very little!8 tablespoons coconut milk
3 tablespoons plam sugar

Thai Cooking Instructions
The chicken is beaten flat, using the flat of the blade of a heavy cleaver or using a meat tenderizing mallet. You can also use a rolling pin.The coriander and cumin are toasted and then crushed in a mortar and pestleThe ingredients are then combined to form a marinade, and the chicken is marinated overnight. The pieces of chicken are then threaded on the 10” satay sticks, loosely folding them in half and piercing through the folded meat to forma loose gather.The completed sticks are then grilled, broiled or barbequed on fairly high heat (they taste best done over charcoal, as they absorb the smoke). Turn them regularly and brush them liberally with the remaining marinade.Cooking should take between 5 and 10 minutes depending on the heat of your cooker.

SpicyPeanut Sauce
Ingredients
4 ounces of roasted (unsalted) peanuts
3-4 cloves garlic, chopped1 ounce chopped onion
1-2 tablespoon red or massaman curry paste
1 teaspoon fish sauce
8 tablespoons coconut milk
4-6 teaspoons lime juice
2-3 teaspoons palm sugar

Thai Cooking Instructions
First grind or crush the peanuts to a fairly fine powder. Then combine them with the remaining ingredients(except the lime juice), to form a smooth sauce. If the sauce is too thick, you can thin it with a little chicken stock. Now add the lime juice, tasting as you progress to check the balance of flavors is correct.

cucumber sauce
Ingredients
4 tablespoons white vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
2-3 tablespoons cucumber, very coarsely chopped or sliced
2 shallots (or any variety of purple onion) chopped
3-4 Thai chilies peppers, thinly sliced.

CHICKEN WRAPPED IN PANDAN LEAF : kai hor bai toey

Thai Recipe Ingredients

* 500 grams skinless chicken breast fillet, cubed

* 5 coriander roots, cleaned and chopped

* 4 garlic cloves, crushed

* 1 teaspoon white pepper

* 1 tablespoon soy sauce

* 3 tablespoons oyster sauce

* 1/2 tablespoons sesame oil

* pandanus leaves, cleaned (for wrapping)

* vegetable oil for deep-frying

Dipping Sauce Ingredients :

* 5 tablespoons sugar

* 2 tablespoon water

* 3 tablespoon soy sauce

* 1 tablespoon black soy sauce

* 1/2 salt

* 1 tablespoon roasted sesame seed

Thai Food Preparations

1. In a medium size bowl, add garlic, pepper, oyster sauce, coriander roots, soy sauce, sesame oil and chicken. Mix together and let marinade for at least 2 hours.

2. Prepare the dipping suace by adding all dipping ingredients in the sauce pan or small wok. With low heat, stir until sugar and salt dissolved well. Wait until the sauce boils, then turn of the heat and transfer the sauce to a dipping saucer.

3. The marinated pieces of chicken are then wrapped in the prepared pandan leaves. Click here to see step by step how to wrap chicken nicely.

4. The wrapped chicken is steamed for about 10 minutes. After steaming, deep fry the steamed wrapped chicken in hot oil until the chicken is fully cooked. Remove and drain.

5. Transfer to a serving dish and serve with the prepared dipping sauce.


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