4 faux thai Recipes

broth, stalk of lemon grass, lime (juice, and zest), garlic cloves, ginger root, chicken broth, water, a lb of shrimp (shells ), spring onions, a orange pepper, serrano or thai bird chili cut into quarters (i didn tsp seed the chili but you may want to), curry powder, soup ingredients, chicken breast cut into bite size pieces, a lb of shrimp, ramen noodles (discard the packet)

vegetarian pho soup base (pacific brand organic soup starters), chicken stock, red onion, halved and sliced thinly - divided, garlic, sliced, fresh ginger, grated, juice from 1/2 lemon, thick rice noodles (pad thai noodles), vietnamese chicken sausage, mung bean sprouts, lime cut into wedges, mint leaves, basil leaves, cilantro leaves, sliced green onions, sriracha, fish sauce/soy sauce, fresh serrano or jalapenos, thinly sliced

fat free low-sodium beef broth, onion, sliced into paper -thin rings, peeled fresh gingerroot (about the size of quarters), stalk lemongrass, cleaned, leaves removed (do not substitute lemon zest or juice(the flavor is not at all the same), cinnamon stick (i use broken pieces of stick , about 1 tsp total), whole black peppercorn, beef sirloin tip , cut into very thin slices (ask the butcher to slice it paper thin(i like to buy beef for sukiyaki at the oriental market), fresh bean sprout, rinsed and drained, fresh thai basil, rinsed and dried, fresh cilantro leaves, rinsed and dried (coriander), limes, cut into wedges, flat rice noodles (i prefer noodles about 1/4 inch wide), sambal oelek (optional) or sriracha sauce (optional), sliced serrano peppers (optional) or jalapeno chile (optional), fish sauce (nam pla) (optional), hoisin sauce (optional)