Thai Style Vegetable Stir Fry Recipes

THAI-STYLE VEGETABLE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Place oil in wok or large skillet and turn fire over medium high heat; add garlic and cook until fragrance starts to release- do not burn.
• Add peas, carrots, mushrooms, bean sprouts, and fish sauce.
• Steam-fry over heat until vegetables start to get tender, about 10-15 minutes (I forgot exactly how long, but I remember the peas were taking a bit of time).
• The fish sauce and the liquid exuded from the mushrooms should be plenty of liquid as it was for me.
• If not, add a tbsp.
• of water or fish sauce to the pan to finish cooking, but don't get too heavy or it won't have time to cook out.
• Add the sambal oelek, the basil and the lemongrass, the chilies, and stir well.
• Beware of the odors coming from the pan; the peppers may get you in the eyes.
• When the basil and lemongrass have wilted and heated through, add the peanut butter, which should have a mixable consistancy.
• Stir that in and heat through.
• Squeeze the lime over all, (watching out for seeds), mix well, and serve.
• Serve with rice.

THAI CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth, 1 tablespoon ginger, cilantro stems, crushed garlic, and star anise pods in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to simmer.
• Combine water and salt in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Stir in jasmine rice. Reduce heat to low and cover; cook until rice absorbs the water, about 15 minutes.
• Mix chicken thighs with curry paste.
• Heat peanut oil in a wok or large skillet until shimmering. Add remaining 1 tablespoon ginger, chiles, shallot, and minced garlic; cook and stir until beginning to color and soften, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in chicken and cook until no longer pink, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in bok choy and shiitake mushrooms; cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Ladle 1 cup chicken broth mixture into a bowl; whisk in cornstarch.
• Pour chicken broth-cornstarch mixture into the wok. Stir in fish sauce, soy sauce, and brown sugar. Reduce heat to low and simmer until sauce thickens, 1 to 2 minutes. Thin sauce with more chicken broth if it appears too thick. Squeeze lime juice into the sauce.
• Serve chicken over rice, garnished with cilantro and Thai basil.