[Cooking] Mmmmm

[karohemd]

Made some red Thai curry tonight which came out lovely. Too bad I cocked up the rice...

Anyway, here's a quick snapshot and a recipe, as greebotrill asked about it:

Ingredients (use at your discretion):
Black mustard seeds
fresh ginger, fresh garlic, spring onions
mushrooms, courgettes and mixed bell peppers (I had one red and one green)
red Thai curry paste, coconut milk, salt, kaffir lime leaves, fresh coriander
a handful of king prawns

Method
In a wok, heat some oil, throw in the mustard seeds and let them pop, then the garlic, ginger and spring onions. Stirfry until translucent.
Add the sliced courgettes, fry some more, then add the curry paste to taste and fry that off.
Add a can of coconut milk, throw in a good pinch of salt and a few kaffir lime leaves.
Turn the heat down and let bubble while the rice cooks.
About five minutes before the end, add the sliced peppers and just before serving the prawns (if they are pre-cooked, if not put them in a bit earlier) and chopped coriander.
Serve and enjoy


Oddly enough, with that many green veg, the sauce turned green after a while...

Comments

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

See, you should make the Ozzy cook book. That would be great!

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Now there's an idea...

The problem is that most people who buy cook books want clear instructions, not "take a little bit of this and a little bit of that, throw it all in a wok and stir until it's done".
I don't measure things, I use "the right amount" and I rarely have to adjust my seasoning. It's a gift but also a curse because I can't bake as that requires precise amounts.

I have been considering adding a cooking section to my website (whenever that's done), actually.

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

Ah, good point. "How do I know when it's cooked?" "It turns into cooked food" has brought me slight flak in the past :)

I need to try pastry again at some point, it would be very useful to learn.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Heh. I never learned to cook as such, all I did was watch my mum. Then, after I had moved out to go to Uni, I just did it.

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

Me too. I remember my mother always used to be good at pies and I feel the need for pie, but I don't seem to have the same aptitude :(