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Kaeng Phak (Vegetable Curry) Pt 1/2

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Grains, Dairy Thai 4 Servings

INGREDIENTS

15 Fresh phrik ki nu (green birdseye chilies) (up to 30)
10 Cloves kratiem (garlic), chopped
1 tb Takhrai (lemon grass), very thinly sliced
1 tb Roasted coriander seeds, ground
1 tb Coconut milk (up to 2)
1 ts Kha (galangal), chopped
1 ts Roasted cumin seeds, ground
1 ts Chopped coriander (cilantro) root (if you can't find the roots, use the white lower stem)
1/2 ts Zest of "kaffir" lime (ordinary lime will do)
5 White pepper corns, toasted and ground
1 ds Light soy sauce
2 c Unpolished (brown) rice
2 c Stock
2 c Water
2 tb Peanut oil
8 ts Hom daeng (shallots/purple onions), thinly sliced
4 ts Prik chi fa daeng (red Thai jalapenos), finely sliced
4 ts Khing (ginger), freshly grated
Curry paste (from above)
1 c Coconut milk
2 tb Maggi sauce
1 tb Palm sugar
1 tb Kratiem (garlic), minced
1 tb Prik ki nu (green Thai 'birdseye' chills), finely sliced
1 tb Kha (galangal), grated
1 tb Bai chi (coriander / cilantro), finely chopped
1 tb Nam manao (lime juice)
1 tb Bai manglaek (sweet basil), finely chopped
1 tb Prikthai ong (green peppercorns)
1 tb Nam prik pao (roasted chills in soy bean oil)
2 Bai makrut (kaffir lime leaves), shredded, or half a teaspoon lime zest
Freshly ground prikthai (black pepper) to taste.

INSTRUCTIONS

NAM PRIK KAENG KHIAOWAN
GREEN CURRY PASTE
KHAO HOM
AROMATIC BROWN RICE
NAM JIM KAENG KHIAOWAN
GREEN CURRY SAUCE
I have remarked before that truly vegetarian or vegan Thai recipes are rare
(at least in Thailand). There are a number of reasons for this, not least
the fact that most people find it convenient to buy food from roadside
vendors and hawkers rather than cook it themselves, and very little of such
food is vegetarian. There are added problems: not only are fish sauce and
shrimp paste signature ingredients of much Thai food, they are also present
in such key ingredients as curry pastes. Thus a dedicated vegetarian must
not only cook for themselves, but nearly always cook from scratch, which is
at the very least a time consuming process.
Nor is it always a simple matter of taking an existing recipe containing
meat, and making simple substitutions. A curry for example is generally
cooked by preparing a sauce and then 'stir-stewing' the main ingredient in
the sauce. Whilst meats and fish absorb the flavor readily by this
technique, vegetables do not, and so the result is often an unsatisfactory
dish, lacking the complexity and maturity of the regular meat based dishes.
Also, whilst in North America or Europe I can visit a supermarket to find a
display of vegetables that varies little 365 days of the year, in Thailand
I will buy fresh ingredients, and often find that what was on sale last
week is no longer available today.
Despite all of these problems it is possible to produce a vegetarian dish,
but, as can be expected, the preparation is more complex than for a simple
meat based curry.
The vegetables suggested here are those that we purchased from the market
on Tuesday last to make this dish to check out the method. You could of
course substitute any other vegetables, fungus, or even soy or TVP to your
taste. The technique does not however work well with broad leafed
vegetables, which tend to 'fall' during cooking.
continued in part 2

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