This is something that many Thai people, including me, like to have in the fridge. The chilli jam can go alongside many dishes to add hot flavour. I love to have it with some steamed vegetables, boiled egg or fried fish. The recipe here is just a guide, as Thai cuisine requires tasting while cooking and adjusting to your preference is more important than measurement.
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There are some cooking shows on television that I follow. One is called My Kitchen Rules (MKR), with the contestants forming teams of two. The contests include friends, siblings, and husbands and wives. The judges and contestants take turns visiting other teams at home. The host team must cook a 3 course dinner for all the guests, with the dishes subsequently scored by the judges. The show is very dramatic and I don’t think the focus is really on the cooking. The scoring is sometimes unfair and it is often more like a game.
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When I first came to Australia I met some Thai friends who invited me to join a free English class with them. The class studied in a church in the morning with a volunteer teacher who instructed us about English. My favourite time was before lunch time when we learnt cooking with another volunteer teacher. The class combined learning English with the ingredients and the method of cooking. Together we then cooked and ate the food. I collected and kept the notes from that class and still use many of the recipes. Here is one I often use.
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Pandan is tropical plant with long green leaves. In Southeast Asia, pandan leaves are used to lend a unique taste and aroma to many Thai desserts and some drinks. Living in Australia I can find Pandan leaves in Asian grocery shops. It always comes in a very big bunch and I only use a few leaves. I bought the leaves to cook the Thai dessert “sweet sticky rice with mangoes”, with the recipe to be placed on my blog soon. After making the dessert I still had some Pandan leaves left. One famous way to use them is by making a drink. This is how I made it if you want to try.
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I love having my blog. It is just like my online recipe collection. It is quicker to look for the recipe online than find the page in a cooking book. So all the recipes here are the ones I use a lot. Not only do I want to keep them, but they are the ones I want to share.
Seasoned prawns is a very simple and quick dish that delivers a succulent taste. I have made this dish many times trying different types of prawns, and It always comes out well. This time I also made a short VDO showing one way to make the dish.
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I haven’t posted anything on my blog for a while. My excuse is that I was so busy at work, however I never stop cooking I just don’t have time to write my blog, that’s all. I also post a lot of photos on Instagram. The good thing about Instagram is that by writing a short description and quickly posting the photo I know straight away who likes my food. You can find me @charinyas_kitchen.
The recipe I would like to share this time is “Sweet ‘n’ spicy Sriracha wings”, with the recipe from taste.com.au magazine and using Marian Gasby’s recipe.
Sriracha sauce is a spicy chilli sauce from Thailand that is now in use around the world. Thai people use it as a dipping sauce. I remember eating it with chips. You will see Sriracha sauce in many Vietnamese restaurants as a condiments for rare beef noodle soup (Pho). Do you know Sriracha is a district in Chonburi (about 1 hr. drive from Bangkok)? This is where the factory is located. Let’s have a look at the recipe.
Ingredients
• 1.5 kg chicken wings cut in half at the joint.
• 2 garlic cloves, finely grated
• 1 tbsp finely grated fresh ginger
• 60 ml (1/4 cup) light soy sauce
• 1 tbs vegetables oil
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