Sweet and sour beef balls

 



Ingredients

2 medium red sweet peppers, cut into lengthwise strips

1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks, undrained

1 cup ketchup

2 tbsp soy sauce

4 tbsp brown sugar

2 tbsp cornstarch

 

Beef balls ingredients

1 pound ground beef

1 cup oats meal

1/4 cup fried onion pieces

1 large egg

 

Directions, Preheat the oven to 350*F.
Crush the oats meal in a mortar and pestle until coarse paste forms, then place fried onion, keep crushing onto chunks. Alternatively, pulse in a mini blender until a loose taste forms, set aside.

 

In a large mixing bowl combime ground beef, egg and oats meal chucks, mix it together by hand and form into 20 or more small balls.  broil in oven quickly or about 7 minutes each side.Then set aside.

Preheat a medium pot on moderate heat add soy sauce, ketchup, brown sugar and drain the pineapple juice from a can, cook until the ingredients its mixed thougtly and thickens. Stirring constantly.

Add cooked meatballs to the mixture sauce, follow down with pineapple chucks, sweet pepper. Bring to a boil, stir in the ingredients.

Reduce the heat, covered the mixture. Let is simmering for 3o minutes, mix in 2 tablespoons cornstarch and 1/4 cup water to thicken. Cook until well blended.

 

The ingredient is for 3-4 servings

 

 

Homemade teriyaki sauce for stir fry





Ingredients

2 tbsp. ginger root, peeled, minced

3 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 cup shallot or small red onion, chopped   

1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

1 cup chicken stock

3 tbsp soy sauce

2 tbsp. sweet vinegar or mirin sauce

2 tbsp sesame oil

3 tbsp brown sugar

1 tbsp cornstarch, dissolved in water

Directions, Heat a small saucepan on medium heat, then combine the chicken stock, soy sauce, mirin sauce, sesame oil, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, onion, pepper together and bring its to boil.

Simmer until it melts about 5-10 minutes. Taste the mixture and adjust if necessary.

Dissolve cornstarch in a small amount of water, then add cornstarch mixture to the sauce. Simmer until the consistency is thick. Remove from heat, pour in a jar store in refrigerator.

 

 

 

 

 

Roasted fish with spicy lime sauce





Thai traditional steamed fish with garlic and lime sauce. Tender, tasty and simple dish. I cooked it in an oven, A fish it fit prefacely in a roasting pan, also creates an instant taxture on the skill and facilitates to cooked the fish inside the steamer pot.

Snapper is the most favor fish in this recipe, sometime trout or tilapia are good too.

 

Ingredients

1 whole white snapper,

cleaned, scored to the bone on both sides in 1inch intervals (600g-800g or 1 1/2- 2 pounds)

1-2 stocks celery, sliced

2 inch ginger root peeled, sliced

1 whole lemon grass, pound, sliced

1/2 cup water

Cilantro leaves and lime sliced for garnish (optional)

Sauce ingredients

5-6 garlic cloves, thiny sliced

2-3 Thai chilies, chopped

3/4 cup fresh lime juice

2 tbsp sugar

2 tbsp fish sauce

Directions, Preheat the oven 350 F

Meanwhile making  the sauce by combining lime juice, sugar, fish sauce, in a small bowl. Stir well until the sugar dissolves. Add chili and garlic, lightly whisk. Set aside.

 

Use the roasting pan without a rack and instead have ribs on the bottom of the pan to elevate the meat. Cover the bottom of a pan with water and center a fish in the pan, add ginger, celery and lemon grass, cover the ingredients with a lid.

 

Place the roaster on the center rack in a preheated oven. cook for 20 minutes, remove form the oven. Pour the mixture lime sauce onto fish. Put back in the oven, let cook for 10 more minutes.

 

Using 2 large spatulas, transfer fish to a serving plat. Spoon juice in steamer on a plate over the fish. Garnish with lime slices and cilantro leaves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black pepper beef stir fried

 

Ingredients

350 grams beef, cut into pieces

1 large red sweet pepper, diced

1 large onion, diced

2 whole green onion, finely sliced(for garnish)

1 tbsp. cooking oil

3 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 tsp. black pepper, fresh ground

1/2 cup beef broth or water

Marinade Ingredients

1 tbsp. Chinese rice wine or sherry

1 tbsp. soy sauce

3 tbsp. oyster sauce

1 tbsp. liquid honey

1/2 tsp. black pepper, freshly ground

Directions, Marinate the beef with all the Marinade ingredients, about 30 minutes.

Heat a wok on medium heat add cooking oil, When it's hot, add the garlic and remaining ground pepper, keep stirring until golden brown and aromatic. Then place the marinaded beef in a hot wok, turn up the heat over moderate stir fry until the beef have no pink or about 1 minute.

 

Add beef broth or water, cook until water is reduced about 2 minutes, add onion and sweet pepper. Then stir fry until the onion its transparent and lightly brown. Remove from heat, serve immediately with steamed rice.

 

The ingredient is for 3 servings

 

 

 



Japanese curry

 

สูตรภาษาไทย

 

I used to eat some Japanese curry at the restaurant in Thailand, It looks and smells simple. But great presentation with deep fried crisp pork cutlet, and good combination when you bite  together. Could you imagine that? How yummy it would be?

 

Ingredients

300 grams pork, cut into bite size pieces

1 large onion, sliced into 1/2 inch thick wedges

1 large potato, peeled, cut into bite size pieces

2 medium carrots, cut into bite size pieces

Haft green apple, peeled chopped

Haft banana, peeled chopped

1 tbsp. olive oil

2 cups water

3 cups pork stock or chicken stock

1 box Japanese curry roux

 

Directions, Heat olive oil in a deep pan or skillet pan at medium to high heat, Add pork, cook until there is no pink, Add onion stir fry until aromatic, Add potatoes and carrots then stir fry for 2 minutes or until lightly brown.

 

Remove the mixture into medium pot then add pork broth or chicken broth, water, apple and banana. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered the mixture for about 60 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

 

Add Japanese curry, stir until the curry is fully dissolved and the mixture has thickened. Let cook for 2 more minutes, before removing from the heat

Serve with steamed rice and deep fried crispy pork cutlet.

 

The ingredient is for 3-4 servings