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October 30, 2008
My Kitchen, My World: Cambodia
Okay, I made this last week, and never found the time to blog about it.
I made Cambodian Lemongrass Curry.
The recipe is for a basic curry with your choice of meats and vegetables. I used thinly sliced chicken breast, thickly chopped onions, a bag of mixed vegetables (broccoli, water chestnuts, red bell peppers, snap peas), and a red bell pepper. We didn't have shallots, so I threw in some extra garlic. We didn't have shrimp paste, so I used a combination of soy sauce and Thai fish sauce. And we left out the jalapenos, to make it a little milder, but I think a little would have been nice.
Here are some of the fun ingredients--most of them leftover from a fun trip to the Dekalb Farmer's Market a couple weeks back.
Minced lemon grass, galangal, lemon grass reeds, and wild ("kaffir") lime leaves.
And more domestic, but still pretty, basil, onions, red bell peppers.
And here's the final result. The flavor is really bright, almost tropical. A lot like Thai curries I've made, but a little more citrusy.
Here are other recipes people made:
Curry Mouan
Coconut Pork Skewers
Chicken Stir-fry with Mushrooms
Curried Shrimp and Noodle Soup
Caramelized Pineapple and Tofu
Cambodian curry (and some fascinating history about Cambodia)
Cambodian Tapioca-Banana Pudding (this blog is really fun, btw, lots of exotic foods made inexpensively)
(if I missed anyone, let me know!)
My Kitchen, My World , cooking stuff | By Tim and Jo | 10:27 AM
Comments
That look so good. We love curries, but I'm pretty much stuck in my red- or green- thai curry rut.
Posted by: TulipGirl at November 1, 2008 12:48 PM
TG--I found a cookbook in the library, "Quick & Easy Thai: 70 Everyday Recipes" that has given me some more Thai food to explore. It's fun because a lot of the recipes use things you probably have on hand and/or ready made Thai curry pastes, and most recipes are really adaptable, but she also has fun suggestions for more exotic ingredients. I made the pad thai in the cookbook the other day, and it was wonderful.
Posted by: Jo at November 3, 2008 2:39 PM
