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Pad thai recipe. Recipe: pim’s pad thai Did you have as lovely a weekend as I did? I hope so! Even if you don’t celebrate the Fourth of July (let’s say, because you are British) I hope the weekend treated you well. even the yard had red (paintbrush), white (yarrow), and blue (blue flax) We hiked in the mountains, got a little work done, ran a few errands, ate some great food, and saw brilliant, spectacular, thrilling fireworks!

I love fireworks. Boom! You can see more of the fireworks photographs on my photo blog. So I am finally posting about a recipe that took me years to tackle. Rice noodles soaking in water salted turnip If I don’t have a knock-em-out recipe, then I feel like I’m wasting time making something I won’t be satisfied with. Brown sugar, chili powder, tamarind concentrate, fish sauce the sauce and eggs It took me over two years to finally attempt Pim’s recipe even though I knew it was the winner just from reading it, just from the conviction in her writing. Sautéing the chicken. Ultimate Pad Thai. Thai Recipe Index – Kasma Loha-unchit.

Sweet Chili Sauce - Thai Sweet Chili Sauce Recipe. Instead of buying sweet chili sauce, try making this easy recipe! It only takes a few minutes to put together, and you can find everything you need for it in your pantry or at your local supermarket. There are no added chemicals or unhealthy ingredients in this homemade version, so it's also healthier. Thai sweet chili sauce makes a superb condiment for many Thai dishes - excellent with chicken and fish as well as seafood. Also wonderful as a marinade for grilling or as a dip for finger foods. Prep Time: 2 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 17 minutes Yield: Makes 1/2 Cup of Sauce Ingredients: 1/2 cup rice vinegar (or substitute white vinegar)1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp. white sugar1/4 cup water3 Tbsp. fish sauce2 Tbsp. sherry (or cooking sherry)3 cloves garlic, minced1/2 to 1 Tbsp. dried crushed chili (1 Tbsp. makes spicy-hot sauce)1+1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch dissolved in 3-4 Tbsp. cool water Preparation: Place all ingredients - except the cornstarch-water mixture - in a sauce pan or pot.