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Quail Stir Fry in Thick Fish Sauce

This stir fry is called "aw". The sauce is thicken with soaked sticky rice and then grounded. Dill is the preferred herb but you can use cilantro. You must have either Asian eggplants (as seen in Eggplant Chili Sauce) or long beans. You can use any chopped meat. During my childhood tomboy stage, my brother and I would climb the cherry tree and shoot birds. My aim wasn't good but his was. Then he would cook this dish for me. Stir Fry Recipe: Aw Quail 3 quails chopped to bite size pieces 1 tablespoon chopped garlic 1 tablespoon oil 1 cup chopped dill ½ cup chopped green onions 3 tablespoons sticky rice 2 cups chopped long beans or Asian eggplants (as seen in Eggplant Chili Sauce) ½ cup chopped tomatoes 2 tablespoons fish sauce ½ teaspoon salt 3 kaffir lime leaves 3 pieces chopped ginger 2 pieces lemongrass 4 chilies Soak sticky rice in cold water for 1 hour. Drain water from rice and add to mortar with chilies. Pound until smooth. In a wok over high hea...

Eggplant Chili Dipping Sauce

The roasted eggplant chili sauce is my favourite sticky rice dipping sauce over the roasted tomato chili sauce and the classic Thai / Lao hot sauce. The eggplant chili sauce tastes best when the vegetables are roasted over an open fire. But since I don’t have a barbeque, my video shows the roasted method by using an oven. You can substitute purple eggplants for the Asain green round eggplants. Just chop the purple eggplants into quarters before roasting and chop again into bite size pieces before adding into the mortar and pestle. I like to stir fry purple eggplants. Vegetarian Recipe: Eggplant Chili Dipping Sauce 5 to 6 Asian green round eggplants 2 cloves garlic with skin ¼ of whole onion or 2 shallots 2 fresh chilies 2 tablespoons fish sauce or 1 tablespoon ba dek Chopped green onions and cilantro sprigs If the chilies are small do not roast them in the oven because they’ll burn. Place eggplants, onions and garlic in a roasting pan and broil under high heat for 10 minut...

Eggplant in Fish Sauce Stirfry

Eggplant in fish sauce is a delicious and highly rich in nutrients recipes that is good for the family Stirfry Recipe: Eggplant in Fish Sauce 1 tablespoon salt 3 cups water 1 long purple eggplant 1 tablespoon sugar 3 tablespoons fish sauce 1 chopped chili 1 tablespoon oil 1 tablespoon chopped garlic 1 egg chopped cilantro for garnish In a bowl, dissolve salt into water. Chop eggplant into bite size pieces and add into salt water for 5 minutes. In a small bowl, add sugar and fish sauce and chili. Mix to dissolve sugar. In a wok over high heat, add oil and garlic. Stir until garlic is crisp. Drain water from chopped eggplant and add to wok. Stirfry for 1 minute. Add the sugar, fish sauce and chili mixture. Stirfry for 1 minute. Crack the egg into wok and stirfry for 1 minute. Serve immediately and garnish with chopped cilantro. Serve with sticky rice or khao chow and the Classic Thai / Lao Hot Sauce.