Monday, 18 October 2010

Tips for cooking Authentic Thai food

How to love Thai food? Cook? Perhaps the first attempt is not like in the picture or taste like the restaurant. So do not give to cook Thai food. Some Thai dishes might seem Well, because a long list of ingredients and instructions difficult. Thai cuisine is all about ingredients and preparation. In Thailand, canned or frozen is not very common. Thais love fresh ingredients. Thailand is one of the luckythe world, fish is rich in vegetables, exotic fruits, etc. It is a well known verse in Thailand describes the abundant food resources, "Nai Nai Nam Pla Khao Na Mee Mee" which means "the river, there are fish in the area is rice. "This article begins with some general tips and then move on to specific recommendations for each food category.

Ingredients

The ingredients are the most important part of Thai cuisine. If you live in Thailand orin Southeast Asia in search of fresh Thai is easy. But if you live anywhere else, the search for fresh ingredients is difficult or heavy, especially for those who do not live in a city. If you decide to make Thai dishes, first invest a bit 'of your time to know the ingredients. Then find the nearest Asian supermarket. If you want to call to see if the ingredients are seeking to wear. For example, if you show "Winter melon" Look, not all Asian grocery storesbe worn. If you prefer, you can buy securely online driving time. If you can not find the ingredients fresh, frozen and canned ingredients to try. In my opinion, more frozen, the best thing to fresh. For example, foods fried ginger shredded pork with shredded ginger and pork, two most important. Shredded ginger? Sounds like a lot of work to use fresh ginger. You could try a glass or can, but the taste and aroma of ginger are not the same as the fresh version. E 'is not difficult to make chopped ginger, if you have the right peeler. Do your best to find fresh produce, Thai dishes are a good start to cook authentic.

Services

Thais with pot and a wok in most dishes, except for sweets. For dessert, it is not necessary, but we recommend using a wok bronze (Ka Thong Ta Lueng). Other common features include a mortar and pestle. In Thailand, gas stoves are the most commonly used. Electric ovens arerare and not very popular, because heat is distributed evenly. As for the mortar and pestle, is dependent on demand. If you often go to cook Thai dishes, a mortar and pestle can be useful in your kitchen. cooking utensils such as knives and cutting board can point to reach the typical if not the same. Blenders or food processors are another option when it comes to pasta.

Preparation

The preparation is also a majorin authentic Thai cuisine. As mentioned earlier, the food is concentrated mainly on the Thai ingredients and preparation. The preparation is particularly important, authentic Thai food as possible. More time to prepare the ingredients than what you actually spend cooking. For example, it will take about 30 minutes to prepare all the ingredients for Tom Kha Gai, but only spend about 15 minutes of cooking . Dinner is 4-5 A typical Thai dishes. It may take up to 2 hoursPrepare all the ingredients, but use only 1 hour. Some reasons why the Thais to take more time to prepare. Thais like their meat into bite-size pieces. Vegetables need time to cut, wash and dry pad maybe. Pounding spices and fresh herbs are often used for many dishes. Some sweets such as Ta Go (Sweet lower level, with a layer of salt in a coconut basket Pandanus) require a lot of time in preparation for cleaning and then cut the leaves and baskets.Depending on the level of the Ta go, you can request up to now, only to make these small baskets. Do not be, because after cooking can not be discouraged, the courts are wonderful just around the corner!

Cook to your taste

The art of Thai cooking ingredients of the emphasis on a harmonious mix of diverse, the more that individual components can, depending on the freshness and so on. Without harmony the taste and the dish is too short. The fiveElements of taste in Thai food are: sweet, salty, sour, spicy and bitter. When cooking Thai dishes, you can follow a recipe, but use it as a guide when it comes to taste. Flavor varies from person to person, even in response to factors such as quality or ingredient of opportunities, and so the taste of the recipe author may or may not reflect your own taste. Following a recipe is a good idea, but when it comes to taste follow your own ideas. Know your ingredientsStart tasty products in small quantities. For example, when it comes to curry pastes and fish sauce, some brands are saltier than others. Most Thai dishes can be set to a certain extent. If it is too sweet, adding a little fish sauce will fix the problem, and vice versa. If it is too much acid to add a bit 'of water, sugar and fish sauce.

Coconut milk

Thai food and coconut milk are almost always together. Many courts require Hua Ka Ti (first pressCoconut milk or coconut cream) and / or Hang Ka Ti (second or third pressed coconut milk or water-like). Of fresh coconut milk, meat finely grated coconut still immersed in hot water, no hot water. E 'then pressed until dry. The white liquid from the first pressing is called "Hua Ka Ti". Hot water is then returned to the coconut milk, second and third, it adds the name of "Hang Ka Ti". Finely grated coconut meat is usually used about 3 times and then discarded.Freshly pressed coconut milk has a better flavor and aroma of coconut milk sales in a jar.

If you use canned coconut milk, you need a degree of low temperature, because cold temperatures help to separate and the creamy coconut water as a part of. The creamy coconut milk floats to the top of the can. In hot weather, you can a can of coconut milk left in the fridge for a few hours or overnight.

Fried Rice

Good fried rice is notdifficult to do. The most important part is the rice. The rice should be cooked, but firm, soft and mellow. When the rice is soft and mushy when it is fried, will hold everything together. fried rice should be easy to break the grains and should remain intact. So, to make rice, be sure to use less water than normal, so that the rice is drier than normal. Keep the rice in the fridge for 2-3 days is another alternative, but if your ricemushy and soft after these 2-3 days, the fried rice they join together again. Other keys to good fried rice are hot with a wok and large. The heat should be distributed equally and consistently hot all the time Thel. A wok is suitable for making fried rice, but should not be.

Curry

There are two main types of Thai curries: coconut-based and non-base of coconut. Those who use coconut milk is usually similar to the first steps, the separation of coconut oil and mix contentsCurry paste in coconut milk. These first two steps are the key to perfect curry dishes. For example, if you just green curry, red curry, or are matsaman Kaeng Kari, is the first step leads Hua Ka Ti (first milk from cream or coconut milk) boil until the oil begins to separate. You do not want to cook too long, because it breaks Hua Ka Ti and white balls appear. After the addition of curry paste in coconut milk, stir until the green or red oilseparates and floats on top. Often mixing curry paste is necessary because you do not want to burn the paste. Curry paste can stick a spoon, a kitchen, so be sure to remove the spoon. During this process, when Hua Ka Ti is always dry, add 3-4 tablespoons of Hua Ka Ti at a time so that the curry paste from burning. After the addition of vegetables, do not overcook.

Roasted

Most of the dishes cooked briefly to make some for cooking, especially friedVegetables. The most important key for most dishes is stir-fired heat. Heat must be evenly distributed in a wok or frying pan. Most of the recipes proposed to vegetable oil to heat. In this step, be sure the oil is hot, and spread around the wok (a side) or pan. In some courts, after the addition of meat or vegetables, wok or frying pan starts to get drier, it can be burned, add a little 'water so that food will not get. For vegetables, make sure thatovercooked.

Dessert

Thai desserts are not too difficult to do. Some may be easier than others. Some require more patience and time than others. Many Thai desserts require that you use the same ingredients, and replaced are not recommended. For example, if Khanom Ta Go for flour mung bean flour asks nothing replaced usually works well. Khanom Bua Loy requires sticky rice flour, and you can not use the multi-purpose flour or tapioca flour or some other types of flour. In some sweet potatoes in syrup as ginger, can be mixed types of potatoes. Khanom Kaeng Buat can be made from taro, potatoes and / or pumpkin. In Thai dessert, read the instructions carefully.

Ingredients and preparation are the keys to cooking authentic Thai cuisine. Some of the first areas in particular, require patience. However, if you have learned about Thai ingredients, everything you see how easy it is authentic Thai cuisine> Power. As far as Thai desserts are some very simple and easy to do, and you can try to perfect the first time. Some sweets are able to develop the practice and time, some skills. We should not be discouraged or recipe directions how beautiful the image of a judge can. If you decide to cook authentic Thai food cooking, gather some friends and enjoy your. Have fun!

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