Carrot And Ginger Ravioli With Yellow Curry And Thai Basil Food

CARROT GINGER CREME

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion until translucent and tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in carrots, ginger, and vegetable broth, and simmer for 20 minutes, or until carrots are tender. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
• Transfer to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Return to soup pot, add half and half, and heat until warmed through. Season with salt and pepper, and serve.

THAI-STYLE ASPARAGUS WITH CHILES, GARLIC, & BASIL

Steps:

• Heat a wok or large, deep skillet over high heat.
• Add oil, making sure bottom of pan is completely oiled.
• Add garlic and minced chile, toss until garlic begins to turn golden; about 15 seconds.
• Add the asparagus; stir-fry until coated with oil, about 15 seconds.
• Add the soy sauces, sugar, basil, and 1 T water; stir-fry until basil starts to wilt.
• Serve hot.
• Garnish with sliced chiles.
• For Vegetarian do not use the fish sauce, use the soy sauce.

CILANTRO GINGER CARROTS

Steps:

• In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add carrots; cook and stir until crisp-tender, 4-6 minutes. Add ginger; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in cilantro, salt and pepper.

THAI CURRY TACOS

Steps:

• Place all the curry ingredients into a food processor/blender (except the meat). Blend until the ingredients turn into a smooth paste and a fragrant scent is released. Taste test the sauce to see if the seasoning is to your liking. If too sour, add more brown sugar; if not salty enough, add more fish sauce; if not spicy enough, add more chili, etc.
• Season all sides of the beef with salt and pepper. Make sure to season aggressively because the beef has a large surface area, so you need more seasoning to create a solid foundation of flavor.
• Take a medium sized pot (or a pot just large enough to fit the beef) and put it over high heat. Put around ¼ cup of olive oil in the pot, and wait until you can see smoke from the oil. That means the oil is hot enough to start searing the beef. Put the beef in the pan, and sear on all sides (around 1 minute on each side).
• Once your beef is seared, pour in the curry paste. If the paste does not cover the beef, add water until the beef is covered. Turn the heat down to low and simmer for 1 hour, or until the beef is tender. You'll know when the beef is tender when you can pull it apart with a fork with ease.
• Once the beef is tender, take the beef out and shred the beef with 2 forks. Pull the beef apart to create these strands of beef, which is going to create a great texture to your beef. Once the beef is done, place back into the pot and simmer until your curry thickens a bit and darkens in color (around 30 minutes). This lets the meat and curry flavors really intensify and develop.
• Saute the peppers and onions in a pan over medium - low heat with ¼ cup of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. The peppers and onions will be done when the onions are a translucent color, around 20 minutes.
• Take your flour tortillas (use however many you want to eat) and put them in a dry pan over medium heat. Flip them after 1 minute so that they heat up and get a bit of color on them. Take them off the heat.

PUMPKIN SOUP WITH CURRY AND BASIL

Steps:

• Heat oil and sesame oil in a big cast iron pan.
• Add curry powder and garlic. Saute for a minute or so until curry is fragrant and garlic lightly browned. Add onions and squash/pumpkin and saute a little longer.
• Pour over enough hot water to cover veggies. Let simmer covered for about 30 minutes until squash/pumpkin is tender (This step might take longer depending on what type of squash/pumpkin you use).
• When everything is done, puree soup to desired consistency using a hand-held blender. You might need to add more water.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Just before serving add a tbs or so of the chopped basil to each bowl of soup.

STIR FRIED STRING BEANS WITH THAI BASIL

Steps:

• Cut string beans (1 inch).
• Pound garlic and chilies with mortar and pestle.
• heat oil in wok until hot, add garlic and chilies and stir fried for a few min until golden brown.
• add ground pork or chicken and stir for 5 minute.
• add string beans, fish sauce, sugar and oyster sauce and stir for 3 to 4 minute.
• add basil leaves and stir for 1 min and serves with
• steam rice.

EASY BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• In a large, deep skillet or chef's pan, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Saute onions until tender. Add curry powder, toss to coat, and cook 1-2 minutes longer.
• Add beef and brown 3-4 minutes, scraping pan often. If curry powder sticks to bottom, add a little water to deglaze whenever needed to prevent scorching.
• Add about 1 pint of water and mix in, scraping any bits off the bottom of the pan in the process. Bring just to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer, uncovered, for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until most of the water has cooked off.
• Remove from heat and stir in both cans of coconut milk. Return to heat and heat over medium-low heat until just beginning to simmer.
• Serve in bowls over rice, with desired toppings.

CHICKEN AND THAI BASIL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the filling; Combine all of the ingredients listed above the dumpling wrappers in the ingredients list, in a medium bowl. Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. Add 1 teaspoon filling, and cook until no longer pink. Taste, and adjust the seasoning, if necessary.
• 2. Place a dumpling skin on work surface. Using your finger, wet around the edges with water. Place 1 ½ tablespoons filling in the center. Fold dumpling skin over to enclose. Pinch the edges together to form a half moon. Pleat the rounded edge. Set aside. Repeat with remaining filling and wrappers.
• 3. Prepare dipping sauce; Combine all the ingredients after the dumpling wrappers in the ingredients list in a small saucepan. Heat gently, whisking, until emulsified. Be sure not to boil. Set aside to cool.
• 4. Just before serving, bring a large pot, fitted with a steamer insert lined with lightly oiled parchment paper with a few holes poked in it, to a simmer. Add dumplings and simmer until cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes.

PANANG BEEF WITH FRAGRANT THAI BASIL

Steps:

• Heat 1/4 cup of the thick cream from the top of the coconut milk over high heat for 5 minutes, stirring often, until the cream bubbles. To separate, pour the milk into a jar and allow to sit for 2-3 hours or until you can see two distinct layers.
• Add curry paste and cook for 2-3 minutes stirring constantly until well combined.
• Add peanut butter, fish sauce and brown sugar and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add remaining coconut milk.
• When the mixture boils, add rump steak, cover and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring a few times.
• Stir through basil leaves.
• Serve with steamed jasmine rice and top with extra basil leaves and shredded red chilie and lime leaf, if desired.

CARIBBEAN CARROT-GINGER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook until translucent, 5 to 6 minutes. Add carrots and ginger; cook for 1 to 2 minutes more. Stir in broth and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until carrots are very tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth and creamy, or let cool slightly and blend in a blender, working in batches as needed. Return to heat and add more broth as needed for desired consistency; soup should be thick. Season with pepper and additional salt if needed.
• Ladle soup into 4 bowls. Swirl 2 tablespoons coconut milk into each bowl.