Damn heatwave here in Brisbane at the moment. Got to 40c today (104F) So I cooked Thai food for dinner It's great while you sit in 24C air-con sipping *very* cold bubbly ;-) Here's the fish cake recipe with a dipping sauce. Adjust to your own requirements. THAI FISH CAKES (Tod Man Pla) Preparation time: 25 mins Total cooking time: 5-10 mins Serves 4-6 450g (1 lb) white fish fillets 3 tablespoons cornflour 1 tablespoon fish sauce 1 egg beaten 15g (1/2 cup) coriander leaves 1-2 teaspoons chopped red chillies (or as much as you want 3 tablespoons Red Curry paste (commercial stuff is fine) 100g (3/4 cup) green beans very finely sliced 2 spring onions finely chopped 125ml (1/2 cup) oil for frying Process the fish in a food processor for 20 secs or until smooth. Add the cornflour, fish sauce, beaten egg, coriander leaves, chilli and curry paste. Process for 10 secs or until well combined. Transfer the fish mixture to a large bowl. Add the green beans and spring onions and mix well. Using wet hands, form a couple of tablespoons of the mixture into a flattish pattie.. Heat the oil in a heavy based frying pan over medium heat. Cook 4 fish cakes at a time until they are a dark golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels and serve immediately with a dipping sauce. (You can prepare the fish cakes and store them, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 4 hours before you cook them) BASIC DIPPING SAUCE (Nam Prik) Combine 60ml (1/4 cup) of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of white vinegar, 2-3 teaspoons of finely chopped red chillies, 1 teaspoon of sugar and 2 teaspoons of chopped coriander stems. Stir until sugar dissolves. -- Peter Lucas Brisbane Australia Atheism is a non-prophet organization Does the name Pavlov ring a bell? Gene Police: YOU.. Out of the pool! Help stamp out and eradicate superfluous redundancy
<snipped> "Lucas, Peter" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > Damn heatwave here in Brisbane at the moment. Got to 40c today (104F) I'll take your heat if you want to deal with this mess.. Excerpt taken from the Halifax Daily News, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada "Officials were urging people to stay home after Old Man Winter dumped 95 centimeters (37.4 inches) of snow on the city over about 24 hours. That's more than metro has experienced since weather watchers started keeping records in 1871." With more on the way tonight.. Eric, from Canada
Lucas, Peter wrote: > Damn heatwave here in Brisbane at the moment. Got to 40c today (104F) > > So I cooked Thai food for dinner > > It's great while you sit in 24C air-con sipping *very* cold bubbly ;-) > > Here's the fish cake recipe with a dipping sauce. Adjust to your own requirements. > > THAI FISH CAKES (Tod Man Pla) > Excellent! Just as I remember! Thanks, Peter. Jill
