Sunday, December 30, 2012

White Tom Yum Recipe (not really " pure white" anyway..)

I'm doing another recipe post!
And it's tom yam again!
If you have not check out the last recipe post,
Go check it out now!
I'm sorry if I did any spelling mistakes..
I think I'm getting drunk on this red wine..
My head is getting lighter.....................
It's Bordeaux 2008 by the way..
(Laughing to myself)

Ingredients
-Water (Depends on how much you want..)
-1 Galangal (Cut into a few slices. The more slices, the more fragrant.)
-4-5 Kaffir lime leaves
-1 Lemongrass (Chopped lengthwise.)
-1 Chilli (Seeded and roughly chopped.)
-Juice of 2 limes (Lemon is fine, anything will work except vinegar.)
-200 ml Coconut milk (I'm using the boxed coconut milk.)
-Chicken (seafood, pork, beef. Your choice.)
-Oyster mushroom. (Optional.)
-Fish sauce (The main ingredient for all Thai recipe. It's ok if you do not have any. Just use salt.)
-Salt.

Cook it! (From my observation.)
1. Boil the chicken until it cooks a little. Take it out, put it in the bowl and cover with a cling wrap.
2. Using the same water that we boil the chicken, add in the galangal, lime leaves, lemongrass, chilli and lime juice.
3. When the soup started to simmer, slowly stir in the coconut milk. Season with a pinch of salt and two splashes of fish sauce.
4. Then, when it comes to a boil, add the chicken and the mushroom into the soup. Taste to see if everything is well balanced. It should be a little sour and spicy since it is tom yum.

Tips:
-If it's too spicy, add in sugar or more coconut milk. The sweetness will minus out the spiciness.
-Too salty and sour. I somehow found out that when something is sour, it will automatically tasted salty. Maybe it's just me. Add water or chicken stock. Make sure it's low in sodium.

Is it too complicated? But it's really delicious :)


 From the pot :)

 All the ingredients together..

 The white tom yum.. yummy!

I swear I only drank a li...... (faceplant onto the laptop)

Enjoy this recipe :)

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Tom Yam Fried Rice Recipe (my own lazy recipe)

Just for fun and sharing...
I know everyone knows how to do this,
But this is one of my favorite fried rice!
It is very simple and you can use leftover rice
Just a few ingredients
Coz I'm a very lazy person *oops*
Okay, here's the ingredients..

-A bowl of cooked plain white rice (I use the small soup bowl for this.)
-1 tablespoon of Tae-Pee Instant Tom-Yum Paste
-A pinch of Maggie All-In-One Seasoning
-Pinch of salt
-1 tablespoon of oil
-Some water
Here's the optional ingredients
-Sausages
-Long beans, french beans
-Eggs
-Anything that is edible lol

If you are a child,
I don't know what you are doing here lol
Just kidding, ask for your parents or an adult's permission,
Ask for their assistance please :D

Cook it!
1. In a large bowl add in the paste and just a tiny bit of water, just to make it watery. Stir and then add in the rice, seasoning and salt. Mix it well.
2. Heat up a wok or a saucepan and keep it at medium heat. Add in the oil and if you have any of the optional ingredients ready, just add it in. Then add in the rice mixture.
3. Cook until the rice is kinda dry and hot ofcourse. Now you are ready to eat.

Simple huh? I cook this all the time because it is really fast.
Make sure to clean up later :)



 This is what it looks like..nothing much. It will make a nice bento, I guess?


Kinda upgraded it a tiny bit.. the sausages was baked btw :)

Enjoy and I'll see you in the next post!