Seafood Hot Pepper Stir Fry With Thai Basil Pudt Prig

THAI BASIL SHRIMP

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Cut the stem portion from the lime leaves to remove and discard.
• Place the lime leaves along with all other sauce ingredients in a food processor or chopper. Process well to form an aromatic paste. Taste-test for sweetness/sour balance, adding more sugar to taste (you will adjust the other flavors later). Set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a wok or large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and bell peppers and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, adding 1 to 2 tablespoons white wine as you go.
• Add the shrimp , stir-fry sauce and extra tablespoon of oil, if needed. Stir-fry 3 minutes, until shrimp are pink and plump.
• Turn down heat to low and fold in 1/3 cup chopped basil. Add the coconut milk a little at a time, taste-testing as you go (some people like this dish with coconut milk, and others prefer the more potent version without).
• Taste-test for salt and spice, adding more fish sauce if not flavorful or salty enough, or more lime juice if too salty. Add more coconut milk if too spicy.
• To serve it the way they do in Thailand, simply fry an egg in a little vegetable oil and lightly salt it.
• Tilt shrimp onto the plate. Add a generous topping of chopped fresh basil , and serve with Thai jasmine rice , topped with the fried eggs, if using. Often this dish is also accompanied with cucumber slices.

SEAFOOD HOT PEPPER STIR FRY WITH THAI BASIL (PUDT PRIG)

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, blend red bell pepper chunks and hot chili peppers until it resembles wet relish (1 pepper = mild, 2 - 3 peppers = medium, 4 or more peppers = hot). Set aside.
• In a small bowl, mix fish sauce and sugar. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a wok or large sauté pan and sauté seafood. Drain and set aside. Wipe the pan.
• Heat oil in the same pan and sauté Chinese cabbage, carrot and peppers until they are tender but still crisp.
• Add the chili pepper mixture and fish sauce mixture.
• Add bean sprouts and scallions, return the seafood to the pan, and sauté a little bit longer.
• Turn off the heat. Add basil leaves and stir.
• Infuse love and serve!

CHILI SEAFOOD STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Combine seafood, pepper, five-spice, chilli, garlic and ginger in a bowl.
• Heat half the oil in a wok, stir-fry seafood in batches, until cooked, remove.
• Heat remaining oil in wok, stir-fry peppers until tender, add sprouts, asparagus and peas to wok, stir-fry 1 minute.
• Return seafood to wok with soy sauce and sugar, stir-fry until hot and veg are just tender (should have a nice crunch to them)Stir in 1 tablespoon of chopped chives, save the rest to sprinkle over dishes.
• Please Note: Cooking times will be longer if not using a wok, wok's get very hot so cook much quicker than regular frying pans.
• To Serve: Arrange spoonfuls of veg on plate top with seafood.

PINEAPPLE & HOT PEPPER CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Drain pineapple; reserve juice. Blend reserved juice into cornstarch; stir in soy sauce. Add chicken and marinade to zip lock bag and marinade at room temperature for 30 minutes. Drain chicken; reserving marinade.
• Preheat wok over medium high heat; add canola oil. Add green onions; stir fry 30 seconds. Add jalapenos; stir fry 30 seconds. Add garlic; stir fry 1 minute more. Remove vegetables from wok. Add more oil if necessary. Add half of chicken to hot wok and stir fry 2 to 3 minutes. Remove chicken. Stir fry remaining chicken 2 to 3 minutes. Return all chicken to wok. Stir marinade and stir into chicken. Cook and stir until thick and bubbly. Add onions,peppers, garlic and pineapple. Cover and cook 1 minute. Serve over hot white rice.

HOT THAI STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Blend oil, garlic powder, ginger, pepper, cardamom, chili powder and soy sauce in large skillet.
• Add pork; stir-fry pork over medium-high heat 3 minutes.
• Add vegetables, vinegar and curry.
• Reduce heat; simmer, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender.
• Serve over rice.

THAI BASIL VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the fish sauce, soy sauce, lime juice, ginger, garlic, sugar, and sambal oelek for the sauce; set aside.
• The sauce in this is thin from the veggies; if you like a thicker sauce, add 1 tbsp.
• cornstarch to your sauce, but it won't affect the flavor either way.
• Heat oil in wok or large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add zucchini, mushrooms, and carrots to pan; stir-fry for 3 minutes.
• Add sauce in bowl to pan; stir to mix well, and continue cooking for 5 minutes, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Stir in herbs and serve.

THAI BASIL EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Peel eggplant if desired (I don't). Cut into irregular shapes but same sizes. That makes them easier to turn and keeps them from sticking to the pan.
• Heat wok over med-high heat. Add oil, peppers and garlic. Cook until garlic becomes lightly browned, 1-2 minutes.
• Add eggplant and stir. Add 1/2 cup water cover and simmer 5 minutes, until eggplant has soaked up most of the water and becomes translucent. You may need to add more water as it cooks.
• Add fish sauce and sugar. Stir gently. Turn off the heat and add the basil stir gently.
• Serve immediately.
• Really good with jasmine rice :O.

PAD THAI

Steps:

• To soften noodes, place in a large bowl. Cover with very hot water and let stand for 10 to 12 minutes, or until softened but still firm (pinch them to check). Rinse well with cold water and drain.
• In a small bowl or measuring cup, combine stock, lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, and chili sauce.
• Heat a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat and add 1 Tbsp oil. Add beaten eggs to hot pan and swirl to coat bottom of pan. Cook until starting to set, then stir to break into pieces. Remove from wok and reserve.
• Add remaining oil to wok. When hot, add garlic, shrimp, and chicken and stir fry for 2 minutes, or until shrimp and chicken are just cooked. Stir in noodles and reserved sauce mixture and cook for 1-2 minutes, or until noodles are soft but not mushy.
• Add 1 cup of bean sprouts and cooked eggs and toss to combine.
• Turn noodles onto a serving platter. Sprinkle with remaining bean sprouts, green onions, peanuts, cilantro, and chilies, if using. Garnish with lime wedges.