5.1.07

thai i love you.


did you see this curry that alicia made? did you? oh it makes me swoon. i went straight to the store yesterday and bought up some shrimp and green curry paste. i plan to get down to business this afternoon. i love curry, masaman being my favorite. a totally funny and random side note, i met a girl named curry yesterday. cool, kinda. ok so, like i said, i love curry, and i fully extend that love to thai food in general. and indian food. i love all the spices and layers of flavor. and i like to tell myself that if i didnt have two small tummies to feed everyday, i would make these kinds of things more often. last weekend i had my first go at a peanut sauce recipe that i tossed with a chicken vegetable stir fry and some rice. it was good. yummy good. and the huffsters even had a few bites apiece (and then finished out dinner with two glasses of milk and one huge banana each. hey at least they are getting their calcium and potassium, right?). so here is the recipe, adapted from the food network kitchens i believe.

peanut sauce good for just about anything savory
2 tsp grated ginger
3 cloves garlic minced
1 c chicken or vegetable stock (more for reaching your desired consistency)
1/2 c peanut butter (regular or natural)
1/4 c soy sauce
2 tbls rice or white wine vinegar
1/4 tsp salt
sugar to taste (i like mine a little more sweet and added about a tablespoon)
chopped cilantro for garnish if you like. i like.

sauté the ginger and garlic in a small sauce pan in a good bit of olive oil for a few minutes, until garlic is softened and fragrant. add the stock, peanut butter, soy sauce and vinegar and let simmer for ten minutes to melt and thicken on medium heat. watch it. mine got pretty thick pretty fast, and i ended up adding about another half cup of stock to thin it a bit. i wanted it more pour-able. add salt and sugar to taste. you might not need any sugar, especially if you use regular peanut butter. and that is it. so easy and so good.

i stir fried a combination of carrots, red and yellow bell pepper and broccoli with a dash of salt and pepper, and a splash of stock (it was right there). tossed in some pan grilled chicken cut into bite sized pieces and piled it on rice and topped with the peanut sauce and cilantro. yum. if i would have had some crushed peanuts i would have sprinkled a few on there too. i imagine that you could easily make this sauce with crunchy peanut butter too. and really put it on just about any veggie or meat, rice or noodles.

i will definitely let you know how my green curry comes out. if it tastes even half as good as that picture (courtesy of alicia, thank you sweetie!) looks i know i will have a happy tummy tonight. plus, the two big huffsters are spending the night with my mom, making dinner that much more enjoyable. dont get me wrong, they are good eaters for the most part, but i can only take so many nights in a row of "what is this??" "eeewww" "can we have broccoli cheese soup??". so david and arlo and i will sit down to a nice quiet dinner, enjoy a glass of wine (none for arlo) and relax. devil wears prada perhaps? i think so.

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

i saw alicia's post and i made that curry the other night -- delicious!!! easy, tasty way to get all your veggies for the day in one sitting...

LeeAnn said...

Thanks so much for providing the free templates for recipe cards. My mom was needing some, so I printed them off for her and she is very happy!

eviedee said...

Just found your site today, it's lovely! I love this concept and the free recipe cards are awesome!

marta said...

goodie gumdrops.

i just landed upon this excellent blog. i am definitely feeling curry this weekend. thanks for the recipes and ps. way adorable header..

Anonymous said...

I love curry!! And thanks for reminding me, I definitely need to make it by the gallon and just put it on everything, can it, you know?

Amy said...

I just got a colored printer to print off your cute recipe templates, but now the link won't open! Any idea why? Could you send me the template to use?

Susan Tuttle said...

Mmmm - my stomach is rumbling - your recipes and photos are simply delicious! The art of food!

Stop by some time if you get a chance.

Susan

marie-louise said...

Ser både snyggt och gott ut och jag är så hungrig nu...

/// said...

SHUT UP--- WOWZA! :)

/// said...

OK, I had to come back to see that fine-lookin' Thai again... ;)

Queen B. said...

looks great

Unknown said...

I own the very same tin recipe box you have in your blog banner. It was my mother's and when it no longer went with her kitchen I had to have it. The greatest part is that I still have my mom's circa 1970 recipes; like Russian Tea (made with Tang) and cocktail wieners.

Claudia said...

It's finally warmed up to ten degrees. Perfect temp for curry. Have never tried the green curry - so on my way to the grocers. Thanks for such a tempting recipe. I am also a huge fan of peanut sauces (although also like it with tahini) so that has been duly noted as well. So, now I ave dinner plans through midweek. Thank-you. (And my hungry family will thank you)

Tanja Vaillancourt said...

love your blog - just discovered it through Hula -
so simple, so nice, so inspiring - Bravo

Anonymous said...

I know this is off the topic, but I just read on Orangette's blog that Hannah has a recipe for popovers that start with a cold oven. Any chance you can include it in your blog someday? I'd like to try it.
Kathryn

Family Recipes said...

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