22 thai cucumber sauce nam Recipes

fresh lime juice, asian fish sauce (preferably nam pla), sugar, salt, fresh thai or serrano chiles, finely chopped, including seeds, vegetable oil, squid (about 16), rinsed inside and out, carrots , halved crosswise, seedless cucumber (usually plastic-wrapped), halved crosswise, head of boston lettuce , torn into bite-size pieces (3 1/2 cups), loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves, loosely packed fresh mint leaves, scallions, thinly sliced diagonally, coarsely chopped salted dry-roasted peanuts (2 oz), lime wedges

coconut, lobster culls, oil , plus 2 tbsp butter, diced shallots, fresh chile , seeds removed and diced, stalks lemongrass, sliced thinly, white wine, heaping tbsp freshly grated ginger, thai yellow or red curry paste, or 1 tbsp madras curry powder, heavy cream, limes, juiced , plus the zest of 1 lime, salt and freshly ground black pepper, unsalted butter, scallions , cut into 2-inch pieces, egg whites, cold water, water chestnut flour, peanut or corn oil, for frying, wooden skewers, soaked for 30 minutes, green papaya and mint salad, recipe follows, green papayas, thinly sliced, wild mint, chopped, upland cress or 2 bunches watercress, daikon , julienned, carrot , julienned, cucumber, sliced thinly, scallions, cut into thin rounds, vinaigrette , recipe follows, rice wine vinegar, nam pla (vietnamese fish sauce), grated fresh ginger, oil of your choice