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The 50 Best Thai Recipes: Tasty, fresh, and easy to make!
Di Adams Media
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- Simon & Schuster
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- Oct 3, 2011
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- 9781440534263
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The 50 Best Thai Recipes: Tasty, fresh, and easy to make!
Di Adams Media
Descrizione
- Editore:
- Simon & Schuster
- Pubblicato:
- Oct 3, 2011
- ISBN:
- 9781440534263
- Formato:
- Libro
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The 50 Best Thai Recipes - Adams Media
The 50 Best
Thai Recipes
Tasty, fresh, and easy to make!
Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Avon, Massachusetts
Contents
Introduction
Crab Spring Rolls
Thai Fries
Fried Wontons
Fried Tofu with Dipping Sauces
Tom Yum
Chicken-Lemon Soup
Thai-Spiced Beef Soup with Noodles
Chilled Mango Soup
Fiery Beef Salad
Spicy Shrimp Salad
Sweet-and-Sour Cucumber Salad
Zesty Melon Salad
Hot and Sour Beef
Stir-Fried Beef with Mint
Pork with Garlic and Black Pepper
Cinnamon Beef
Ginger Chicken
Basil Chicken
Chicken with Black Pepper and Garlic
Jungle Chicken
Lime-Ginger Fillets
Quick Asian-Grilled Fish
Seafood Stir-Fry
Basil Scallops
Vegetarian Stir-Fry
Roasted Cauliflower
Thai-Style Fried Okra
Stir-Fried Snap Peas and Bean Sprouts
Pad Thai
Pan-Fried Noodles
Vegetarian Sesame Noodles
Flowered Lime Noodles
Broccoli Noodles with Garlic and Soy
Basic Sticky Rice
Far East Fried Rice
Ginger Rice
Tropical Coconut Rice
Mango Fool
Watermelon Ice
Easy Thai Iced Tea
Asian Carrot Sticks
Thai-Style Guacamole
Thai Chicken Salad
Peanut Potato Salad
Southeast Asian Burgers
Spice-Poached Chicken
Five-Spiced Vegetables
Peninsula Sweet Potatoes
Honeyed Chicken
Fruit in Sherried Syrup
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Introduction
Harmony is the name of the game when it comes to Thai cooking. The balance of sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and hot flavors is essential, not only within most dishes, but also within the context of the overall Thai meal. The key flavoring agents found in a Thai kitchen include coconut, lime, chili, garlic, ginger, cilantro, and dried fish (to make fish sauce). These ingredients are as basic as salt and pepper are to a Western kitchen.
All of these foodstuffs are indigenous to the Asian continent with one notable exception: chilies, which the Portuguese introduced to Asia in the sixteenth century after discovering
them in the New World. This is perhaps one of the most profound influences on Thai cuisine, as modern Thai cooking is almost impossible to imagine without the heat of chilies. However, the Portuguese are not the only people to have significantly influenced Thai cuisine as we know it today. The Chinese introduced the concept of stir-frying, the Indians brought curry, and the Indonesians introduced numerous spices.
Heavy in fish, vegetables, fruits, and rice, and low in meats and dairy, Thai cuisine is just what the doctor ordered. These foods are rich in carotinoids, flavonoids, and antioxidative vitamins, all known to reduce cancer. In fact, the Thai have the lowest incidence of digestive tract cancer of all people.
We’ve collected 50 of the best, tastiest recipes for you to try in your own kitchen. Who says you have to go to Thailand, or even to a Thai restaurant to have a delicious meal?
Crab Spring Rolls
Break out your wok — it was made for dishes like this! Consider adding another layer of flavor by throwing a half pound deveined, chopped shrimp into the mix.
Yields 15