Thursday, August 03, 2006

Thai Salad

1 lb thinly sliced London broil, cut into 1 inch squares
2 Cups Bean Sprouts
1 8oz can water chestnuts
1 small head of Bok Choy, coarsly chopped
1 small Napa Cabbage, coarsley chopped
1/2 orange or yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced
1 ripe mango, diced
1 cup fresh or thawed frozen corn
1 T minced ginger
2 strands of Lemon grass, finely chopped
1/2 cup roasted peanuts
1 T sugar
1 tsp salt
8 T sesame oil
2 T Hot oil
1/2 cup fish sauce
2 cloves of garlic, minced
juice of 2 limes

Put the Bok Choy, Napa Cabbage, peppers, bean sprouts, water chestnuts, scallions, and mango in a large salad bowl.
In a food processor combine garlic, ginger, lemon grass, and peanuts and chop coarsley. Add to salad.
Flash fry the corn in 2-3 T of the sesame oil over medium high heat. Add sugar and salt and cook until the corn starts to brown. Add in the london broil with the 2-3 T of sesame oil and flash fry for 2-3 minutes. Add to salad.
Wisk together the fish sauce, lime juice, hot oil and 1 T of sesame oil. Add to salad and toss.

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Comments:
I just can't do fish sauce. Just saying the words "fish sauce" always makes me feel ill. I wonder if I could leave it out... :\
 
You can always call it by its Asian name - Nam Pla. It makes it easier to stomach.
 
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