- beef strips
- margarine
- chicken stock
- eggs
- soy sauce
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- chopped scallions both white & green parts
- sesame oil
- chicken stock
- lemongrass stalks
- fresh ginger
- roughly chopped oyster mushrooms
- minced lime leaves or lime zest
- Juice of 1 lime
- minced cilantro leaves
- soy sauce
- peanut butter or tahini
- roasted sesame oil
- hot sauce
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- sugar
- rice or other mild vinegar
- cucumber
- minced cilantro leaves
- large pears
- lemon juice
- Gorgonzola or other creamy blue cheese
- Basic Vinaigrette made with sherry or balsamic vinegar
- chicken ramen noodles
- cream of asparagus soup
Basil eggplant is a simple dish to make. The basil and chili pepper, however, turn the mundane eggplant into something exciting. It can also be made without peppers for kids.
In Thailand, the eggplants are green and long and unlike the big dark purplish eggplants that you can find in supermarkets here in the US. Purple Japanese eggplant is used in the pictures here, but any eggplant ie. American or Japanese can be used in this recipe.
- eggplants
- sugar
- fish sauce
- vegetable oil
- chili peppers
Chicken Basil, or Gai Pad Gra Pow, is one of the classics of Thai food and is surprising easy to make. You know you’ve made Chicken Basil right when the heat from the chili peppers plays just under the flavor of the gra pow and the fish sauce. Don’t be afraid to use what seems like an excessive amount of gra pow leaves – they make the dish.
- vegetable oil
- sugar
- 250g ground chicken
- fish sauce
- brown sugar
- white sugar
- butter
- eggs
- vanilla
- flour
- salt
- baking soda
- semi-sweet chocolate chips
- cream of broccoli soup
- soy sauce