Soak the tamarind paste in the 3 tablespoons water. Heat the oil and add the chopped garlic; cook briefly. Add the water from the tamarind to the saucepan, discarding the remaining tamarind paste a,and seeds. Stir and add the tuong, 1/2 cup water, sugar, peanut butter. Mix well and boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. […]

1) In a small dish, soak the hot pepper in the vinegar for 2 minutes. 2) In a small bowl, combine the fish sauce, lime juice, carrot, garlic and sugar. Stir in 1 1/2 cups warm watter and the hot pepper-vinegar mixture. Stir until the sugar dissolved. Serve at room temperature. Store the sauce ina […]

-FOR SPICED SHERRY – 1/3 c Five spice powder 1 c Sherry –FOR FIVE SPICE CHICKEN– 1 oz Garlic; minced 1 oz Onion; minced 4 ts Spiced wine 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Ground cloves 1 ts Sugar 1/4 ts MSG 5 tb Thin soy sauce 2 tb Thick soy 1/2 ts Pepper 1 tb […]

This is a wonderful spicy dressing and it is served o the side so that diners can adjust the heat level to their own preference. Cook the chicken. Cool and cut into thin strips. Cut onions and carrot into thin strips. Mix chicken, onions, carrots and bok choy. Sprinkle peanuts on top. For the dressing, […]

~- Combine all ingredients except rice papers and oil. Cut the rice papers into quarters. Wet the surface of each paper with water (use your fingers or a brush) and within about 1 min the paper will become flexible enough to be filled. Place about 1 tbsp of the filling on each paper and roll. […]

Preheat teapot with boiling water; discard water. Add lemongrass and boiling water, steep 8 to 10 minutes; strain. Allow to cool, sweeten to taste, and serve in tall glasses with ice.

-YOU ALSO NEED- 2 Cloves garlic 3 tb Vegetable oil 1 tb Fish sauce OR salt to taste 4-8 tb chicken stock 3 1/2 oz Onions First prepare the marinade. If you are using fresh lemon grass, cut it crossways into very thin slices, starting at the bulbous bottom end and going up around 6″. […]

Rub the cold rice with wet hands to separate the grains. Set aside. Soak the dried shrimp in hot water for 30 minutes. Drain. Remove outer leaves from lemon grass, trim, and mince. Grind together the shrimp, lemon grass, shallots, garlic, sugar and chilies. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a wok or skillet. Add […]

1. Cut each chicken breast into 5 thin slices 2. Place shrimp in mortar and smash into a paste, add onions, lemon grass, salt and pepper continue mashing until you have a paste 3. Lay chicken fillet on flat surface, place a piece of ham on 1 end, top ham with 1/10 of shrimp mixture […]

Use shelled and skinned unsalted peanuts for this purpose. Cook a small amount at a time and use shortly after they are roasted to preserve their flavor. Amounts are specified in recipes using roasted peanuts. Place the peanuts in a skillet over moderate heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the nuts turn golden brown, about […]