Today's Menu #23
Sweet Chili Sauce
Ingredients
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Sugar Red Chili Pepper Garlic Vinegar Thai fish Sauce Water |
1/2 cup 5 pieces 2 cloves 2/3 cup 1/4 cup 1/2 cup |
1. Make syrup of sugar and water by boiling until clear, then remove from the heat. Let cool.
2. Simmer chili peppers in a pot. It is hard to grind them when they are dried, so simmer to soften a bit (for 10 min). Tear apart with your fingers.
3. Slice the garlic and place the sliced garlic in the mortar and smash. Add chili pepper and pound.
Vietnamese Style White Fish Fritters
Ingredients (4 servings )
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Cod fish Asparagus Cilantro leaf Shiso leaf Lettuce Egg Salt, black pepper, Flour, oil, mayonnaise |
4 pieces As desired 2-３ leaves 10 leaves 2 leaves 1 egg As desired. |
1. Cut the cod into four bite-sized pieces and lightly season with salt and pepper.
2. Cut the cilantro leaves in 1/2 inch lengths. Cut shiso and lettuce into bite size pieces.
3. Prepare a batter by mixing an egg yolk with ¼ cup water in a bowl. Add 1/2 cup of flour. Mix well so that there are no lumps.
4. Whisk the egg white until stiff. Mix into batter bowl. Gently whisk everything together so that the batter is airy.
5. Dip cod and asparagus into batter.
6. Heat oil to 338F. Fry the cod and asparagus until crispy.
7. Spoon sweet chili sauce all over the fritters and vegetables as desired.
Simple Deep-fried Spring Rolls
Ingredients (4 servings)
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Spring roll wrappers Chive Ao-shiso Bean Sprouts Ground chicken Sweet Chili Sauce Flour, Oil |
10 sheets 3-4 stalks 10 sheets As desired 1/8 - 1/4 lb. As desired As desired |
1. Cut the chives into 6 inch lengths. Tear the Ao-shiso into bite-size pieces. Make the paste for the wrap by mixing flour with water.
2. Place the wrapper diagonally in front of you. Put some bean sprouts and chives in the center. Add some ground chicken on top.
3. Roll up into a skinny roll and put a dab of paste made from flour and water to seal the edge.
4. Fry the spring rolls in the oil about 350°until golden brown.
