Thai Spicy Beef With Spinach Mushroom Potato Food

THAI SPICY BEEF (NUER PHAD PHED)

Steps:

• Slice flank steak into pieces that re 1/4 inch/5 mm thick, 2 inches/5 com long and about 1 inch/2.5 cm wide. If you find it difficult to cut thinkly freeze for 15-20 minutes to harden slightly then slice.
• Cut peppers into 1 inch squares. Trim ends of long beans and chop into 1 inch pieces. Reserve peppers and beans together.
• Heat oil in a wok on heat heat until just about to smoke. Add garlic & curry paste and stir fry about 45 secs. Immediately add coconut milk and lime leaves. Stir-cook about 1/2 minutes until bubbly and thick.
• Add beef, bamboo shoots, peppers and long beans all at once. Stir fry 1 minute making sure everything fries in the oil as you're stirring. Add fish sauce and sugar and stir fry 2-3 more minutes until peppers have softened and beef has browned. Add 3/4 of the basil leaves and stir fry from 1 more minute.
• Transfer to serving dish and top with red pepper strips and remaining basil leaves. Serve immediately, accompanied with steamed rice.

THAI SPICY BEEF WITH SPINACH, MUSHROOM & POTATO

Steps:

• 1. Cut the beef into thick slices.
• 2. Add the soy sauce, fish sauce, 1 tbsp oil, cilantro roots, peppercorns, garlic and sugar into a food processor and process into a thick paste.
• 3. Coat the beef in the thick paste, cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the fridge overnight.
• 4. Do not discard the marinade.
• 5. Heat the oil in wok.
• 6. Remove the beef from marinade, reserve marinade and cook the beef in the wok for 5 - 10 minutes until well browned.
• 7. Next add the reserved marinade, the potatoes and the water, slowly bring to a boil.
• 8. Simmer 6 - 10 minutes until potatoes are tender.
• 9. Now add the mushrooms, scallions and spinach simmer gently for 5 minutes.
• 10. Serve immediately with steamed rice.

THAI SPICY BEEF WITH SPINACH, MUSHROOM & POTATO

Steps:

• Cut the beef into thick slices.
• Add the soya sauce, fish sauce, 1 tbsp oil, cilantro roots, peppercorns, garlic and sugar into a food processor and process into a thick paste.
• Coat the beef in the thick paste, cover witih plastic wrap and marinate in the fridge overnight.
• Do not discard the marinade.
• Heat the oil in wok.
• Remove the beef from marinade, reserve marinade and cook the beef in the wok for 5 - 10 minutes until well browned.
• Next add the reserved marinade, the potatoes and the water, slowly bring to a boil.
• Simmer 6 - 10 minutes until potatoes are tender.
• Now add the mushrooms, scallions and spinach simmer gently for 5 minutes.
• Serve immediately with steamed rice.

POTATO, SPINACH, & MUSHROOM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Grease 2 large baking sheets& set them aside.
• Scrub potatoes under cold water.
• Do not peel.
• Cut potatoes lengthwise into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• Place slices in a large bowl.
• Add 4 T olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper to bowl.
• Toss the potatoes gently coating them as best you can.
• It is easiest to do by hand, but a little messy.
• Once tossed, lay potatoes out on prepared baking sheets.
• Try not to overlap.
• Cover pans tightly with aluminum foil& bake for 30 minutes (see below what to do while potatoes are baking).
• When done, remove pans from oven.
• Uncover to cool.
• Do not turn oven off.
• While potatoes are baking, heat remaining 2 T oil in a large pot.
• Add onions and cook over medium heat until soft (about 5 minutes).
• Add mushrooms until they throw off their juices (about another 5 minutes).
• Stir in spinach.
• then add salt& pepper to taste.
• Cover and cook til spinach wilts (about 4 minutes).
• Uncover and cook off any liquid in the pot.
• Remove the pot from heat and stir in ricotta.
• Grease a 13 X 9 inch baking pan.
• Line the bottom of pan with 1/3 of potatoes.
• Spoon 1/2 spinach mixture over layer of potatoes& sprinkle with 1/3 of cheese.
• Make another layer of potatoes, cover with remaining spinach mixture& another 1/3 of the cheese.
• Lastly, cover with remaining potatoes& sprinkle the rest of the cheese.
• Bake until the casserole turns golden brown on top.
• Approximately 25 minutes.
• Remove pan from oven& let settle for 5 minutes before cutting up slices.

SAAG ALOO

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp sunflower oil in a large pan, add 1 finely chopped onion, 2 sliced garlic cloves and 1 tbsp chopped ginger, and fry for about 3 mins.
• Stir in 500g potatoes, cut into 2cm chunks, 1 halved, deseeded and finely sliced red chilli, ½ tsp black mustard seeds, ½ tsp cumin seeds, ½ tsp turmeric and ½ tsp salt and continue cooking and stirring for 5 mins more.
• Add a splash of water, cover, and cook for 8-10 mins.
• Check the potatoes are ready by spearing with the point of a knife, and if they are, add 250g spinach leaves and let it wilt into the pan. Take off the heat and serve.

THAI BEEF

Steps:

• Place flank steak in the freezer for 20 minutes.
• Whisk coriander, brown sugar, soy sauce, lime juice, garlic, and ground ginger together in a bowl until marinade is well combined.
• Remove steak from freezer and slice thinly across the grain. Place steak in a large bowl, pour marinade over steak, and toss to coat. Cover bowl and marinate at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line bottom of a broiler pan with foil.
• Lay steak slices in a single layer on the rack of the prepared broiler pan.
• Cook in the preheated broiler, brushing occasionally with marinade, until steak reaches desired doneness, 1 to 2 minutes for medium rare.

ONE-POT MUSHROOM & POTATO CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the onion and potato. Cover, then cook over a low heat for 5 mins until the potatoes start to soften. Throw in the aubergine and mushrooms, then cook for a few more mins.
• Stir in the curry paste, pour over the stock and coconut milk. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 mins or until the potato is tender. Stir through the coriander and serve with rice or naan bread.

THAI SPICY BEEF

Steps:

• Heat oil in wok or large frying pan. Add vegetables and stir-fry until crisp tender. Remove and keep warm.
• Add garlic and curry paste and stirfry for 45 seconds. Immediately add coconut milk and lime zest. Stir-cook for 1-2 minutes until it's bubbling and thick.
• Add beef. Stir-fry for 1 minute. Add fish sauce and sugar and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes. Return veges to pan. Add 3/4 of basil leaves. Stir-fry just until veges are hot.
• Transfer to serving dish and garnish with remaining basil. Serve immediately accompanied by steamed rice.