5 south thai Recipes

mussels, in shell (scrub off barnacles and beard then rinse thoroughly and drain), coconut milk (canned ), water or 250 ml low-fat chicken broth, fresh turmeric (scraped ), knob fresh ginger (scraped ), fresh galangal (scraped ), stalks fresh lemongrass (discard coarse outer leaves and use bottom half of stem only, no more than 5 inches up from root stu), garlic cloves (peeled ), shallots (peeled ), fresh large red chilies (discard stems and seeds), fresh thai fresh lime leaves, fresh turmeric , leaf torn into 8, salt, instant chicken bouillon granules, sugar

rice bran oil, whole cumin seeds, chopped red onion, split thai green chili (this really is just 1 green chili cut in half lengthwise), turmeric, carrot (cut into sticks), shredded white cabbage, salt

canola oil, fresh ginger, minced, onion, thinly sliced, reduced-sodium chicken broth, red pepper flakes, head napa cabbage, thinly sliced (about 3 cups), shrimp, peeled and deveined, asian fish sauce, lime zest, lime juice, fresh cilantro, chopped or 1/2 cup chopped scallion

carrot , julienned, green onion , julienned, bean sprouts (1 handful ), fresh raw papaya , julienned (optional), fresh mint leaves (1 handful ), fresh cilantro (1 handful ), fresh thai basil (1 handful ) (optional), hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, favorite hot sauce , such as sriracha (to taste) (optional)