RECIPES

Hot and Sour Prawn Soup

How can I describe this bowl of delight? Clean, fresh, rich and tasty... You just have to try it for yourself. As you take your first spoonful close your eyes and you will be transported to Thai heaven. We have been visiting the same restaurant in Darwin for years and I always begin the meal with their perfect Tom Yum.  serves 4...
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Pork with Snake Beans

 serves 4 ingredients 1 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp light soya sauce or tamari ¼ tsp sugar 2 tbsp vegetable oil 4 cloves garlic finely chopped 350gm pork fillet finely sliced 250gm snake beans cut into 5cm lengths For garnish: 1 long red chilli seeded and finely sliced and sweet basil leaves method Mix the oyster sauce, soy and sugar with 2...
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Crying Tiger

2 - 4 serves ingredients 300gm sirloin steak 1tsp soya sauce 1tsp fish sauce crying  tiger  sauce ½ tsp uncooked white rice 1 tbsp lime juice 1 tbsp fish sauce 1 finely chopped eschallot 1 tsp chilli powder ¼ tsp sugar 1 tsp chopped coriander leaves method Rub the steak with the soya and fish sauce and leave to marinate at room...
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Deep Fried Fish with 3 Flavoured Sauce

 serves 2 ingredients 1 x 350gm sea bream, red snapper or grey mullet 3 tbsp plain flour or rice flour vegetable oil for deep frying pinch ground black pepper 4 - 5 cloves of garlic roughly chopped 4 - 5 asian shallots or 3 eschallots 3 coriander roots finely chopped 3 tbsp palm sugar 2 tbsp fish sauce 3 tbsp lime juice...
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Thai Crispy Fish Salad

 serves 4 ingredients 300gm skinless firm white fish fillets 1tbsp sea salt peanut oil for deep frying 3 large tomatoes cut into wedges or cherry tomatoes halved 2 asian shallots or 1 eschallot thinly sliced 1 small red onion chopped into wedges ½ cup coriander leaves ¼  cup mint leaves 2 tbsp coarsely crushed roasted peanuts dressing 1 lemon grass stalk -...
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Thai Cucumber Relish

 makes ¾ cup ingredients 4 tbsp rice vinegar ½ cup sugar 1 small red chilli seeded and chopped 1 tsp fish sauce ½ cup roasted unsalted peanuts roughly chopped 1 lebanese cucumber unpeeled, seeded and finely diced method Put sugar and vinegar into a small saucepan with ½ cup of water and bring to the boil Reduce to a simmer for 5...
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