| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Eggs, Grains, Seafood, Meats |
Thai |
|
1 |
servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 12 |
oz |
Fresh Shanghai type egg noodles |
| 1 |
|
1-lb block of firm tofu; weighted and drained of most of the water |
| 1 |
|
Carrott; shredded |
| 1 |
c |
Bamboo shoots; shredded |
| 2 |
|
Habs; seeded and chopped fine, (wear gloves, or suffer) |
| 2 |
|
Jalapenos; seeded and cut into 2 inch long shreds |
| 3 |
|
Spring onions; shredded |
| 2 |
|
Sprigs of gai lan; or 1 bunch of fresh spinach, washed and shredded, up to 3 |
| 12 |
|
Prawns; depending on size, cleaned and de-tailed, (up to 18) |
| 1 |
tb |
Thai red curry paste |
| 1 |
tb |
Fish sauce; up to 2 |
| 1 |
tb |
Natural smooth peanut butter |
| 6 |
|
Fresh basil leaves; up to 12 |
| 1/4 |
c |
Chicken stock; (up to 1/2) |
| 2 |
tb |
Peanut oil |
INSTRUCTIONS
with apologies to the late Colonel!
Soak the noodles in very hot water, then drain and keep moist. Weight the
tofu and when mostly dry, cut into 1 inch by 2 inch pieces. Shred carrot,
bamboo shoots, spring onions, gai lan(or spinach) and set aside. Prepare
peppers. Mix the curry paste, fish sauce, peanut butter and 1/4 cup of
chicken stock, and then add the peppers to this. Set the shredded basil
leaves to one side, and make sure you have everything ready to go, because
you must fly with this, when the wok is ready, so heat the wok on high, and
when a drop of water sizzles, go for it! Put the oil in the hot wok, throw
in the prawns, stir fry until just pink, and remove them. Add the curry
paste mixture and stir fry this for no longer than a minute, then throw in
the vegetables, and then the tofu...stir fry this carefully, maintaining
high heat, put the reserved prawns back in, check for liquidity, and add
the rest of the stock, if needed, and the reserved noodles. Carefully mix
all together, and serve with Thai rice, placing the basil shreds over the
dish. This looks complicated but it really isnt, once you get everything
together. Preparing takes most of the time....should serve two with left
overs(maybe)
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