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Fried Rice

Cooking Course recipe – Fried Rice (ข้าวผัด)

Fried rice is originally coming from China and probably is the most known food export from this marvelous cuisine. It first became a staple dish in almost all surrounding countries and then made it’s way all around the world in myriads of different ways to prepare.
In this cooking lesson we will prepare Fried Rice Chicken. Of course in the variety how fried rice developed in Thailand. Like many other Thai dishes you can cook Fried Rice with a variety of meats. Seafood or just vegetarian with tofu is an option as well. The main difference to the Chinese original is the choice of rice. In Thailand this dish is prepared with Jasmine Rice instead of regular long-grain rice.
The Thai name (ข้าวผัด) is pronounced Khao Phat. Khao means “rice” in Thai, and Phad “being stir-fried.
Thai fried rice is usually served with some lime and sliced cucumber as a side.
Now it is time to get hands on experience. Have fun with this lesson of our cooking course.

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Cooking Class Fried Rice
Cooking Lesson Fried Rice
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Central Thai, Thai
Servings
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Central Thai, Thai
Servings
Cooking Lesson Fried Rice
Instructions
  1. Preheat a large wok or a large pan to medium heat
  2. Pour coconut oil or vegetable oil in
  3. Add garlic and fry until yellow
  4. Add chicken and fry until cooked, add egg and keep frying.
  5. Add carrots, baby corn, cabbage and peas and fry until all the vegetables are soft
  6. Add the steamed rice
  7. Add the soy sauce and the sugar and add at last the tomatoes and the spring onions
Soup

Tom Yum Goong

Cooking Class – Tom Yum (ต้มยำ)

In this cooking class we will prepare the most common variety of Tom Yum: Tom Yum Goong (Shrimp).
This soup dish originates from Laos and central Thailand. It is a popular choice in neighboring countries such as Cambodia, Vietnam and Singapore. By now it is well known all over the world.
The name literally translated from Thai language means “to boil” (Tom) and Yam is the name of a spicy and sour salad. The dish for this cooking class has indeed hot and sour flavors. Fragrant herbs and spices are generously used in the broth.
Due to it’s combination and balance of herbs and spices appealing to an entire array of different tastes ranging from spicy over sour and bitter to salty, it could be considered to be “The Thai signature dish”.

Fun fact: Tom Yum Goong is the title of one of the best known Thai action movies although it was marketed in the US as “The Protector”, in the UK as “The Warrior King” and in Germany as “Revenge of the Warrior”.

have fun with your Tom Yum cooking class!

 

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Tom Yum Goong
Cooking Class Tom Yum Goong
Cuisine Central Thai, Thai
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Cuisine Central Thai, Thai
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Cooking Class Tom Yum Goong
Instructions
  1. Ingredients for Tom Yum Goong
  2. Bring prawn heads with water to boil in a pot and simmer for 30 min. Pour through a strainer. If you are using already peeled prawns just skip this step.
    Tom Yum Goong / boil prawn heads
  3. Add lemon grass, galangal, garlic, baby corn, carrots, tomatoes and Onions to stock/ water and boil for a while. Already add as well salt and sugar to taste.
    Tom Yum Goong phase pic
  4. Add chilly paste, kaffir lime leaves and mushrooms and let it boil until the mushrooms are cooked
    Tom Yum Goong
  5. Last but not least you add the prawns and let it boil just a little bit longer
    Tom Yum Goong
  6. Turn off the gas when the prawns are cooked and add the celery and spring onions. If you like the taste, add some coriander as well. Now squeeze some lime juice in to taste.
Curry

Phanaeng Curry Chicken

Thai Cooking Lesson – Phanaeng (พะแนง) Curry Chicken

The Phanaeng (or Panang, Penang) Curry is originating from central Thailand and the recipe goes back hundreds of years. The word Phanaeng comes from the Khmer language meaning cross, mostly used for a cross-legged seating position. Traditionally the chicken was placed in a cross legged position upright on the grill. The chicken was bathed in the curry paste with grounded peanuts and then brushed with the same mixture over the whole cooking process. Later the process was simplified by cutting up the chicken in large pieces and, instead of being prepared on the grill, it went to the pot where it was cooked in the sauce. In this cooking lesson you will learn how to cook the Phanaeng Curry Chicken or, if you are vegetarian, Phanaeng Curry can be prepared as well as a vegetarian dish with Tofu.
At home you can use the now widely available ready made pastes. However, more tasty is of course to make your Phanaeng Curry Paste from scratch.

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Penang Curry Chicken
Cooking Class Penang Curry
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Central Thai, Thai
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
person
Ingredients
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Central Thai, Thai
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
person
Ingredients
Cooking Class Penang Curry
Instructions
  1. Ingredients for one portion. As you can see there is quite a bit more curry paste than a tea spoon. One tea spoon is for a European palate with very little tolerance for spicy food. Just start with a tea spoon and add more if you like it more spicy. You can always add more paste until the very end of the recipe. Just keep in mind that you can't reverse the process :-). As for the vegetables the amounts can vary as well according to taste.
  2. Fry the curry paste with the oil in a wok
    Phanaeng Curry Chicken Recipe
  3. Add coconut milk until all the paste is covered
    Phanaeng Curry Chicken Recipe
  4. Bring to boil
    Phanaeng Curry Chicken Recipe
  5. Add baby corn and carrots and a bit of water. Add oyster sauce, sugar and salt. Bring to boil again.
  6. Add chicken and stir it in.
    Phanaeng Curry Chicken Recipe
  7. Add sliced lime leaves and pineapple and bring to boil and add more coconut milk and fish sauce
    Phanaeng Curry Chicken Recipe
  8. Add the sliced long beans and chilly peppers
    Phanaeng Curry Chicken Recipe
  9. Serve with rice
Curry

Green Curry แกงเขียวหวาน

Thai Cooking Green Curry Fish

Thai Cooking – Green Curry

The color of the dish gives this curry the name. It comes from the green chilly and the leaves in the curry paste. Originated in the Central Thai cuisine it is popular in all of Thailand and as well available in most Thai restaurants worldwide. The main protein usually is chicken, pork, beef, fish or fish balls. The Thai Recipe shown is Green Curry Chicken. Like all our recipes it is meant for our students to print out at home or people who already have a good grasp on Thai cooking. In case you would like to do this dish really from scratch, here is the recipe for Green Curry Paste.

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Green Curry Chicken
cooking class green curry ingredients
Cuisine Central Thai
Servings
Ingredients
Cuisine Central Thai
Servings
Ingredients
cooking class green curry ingredients
Instructions
  1. Heat up a little of the coconut milk until it boils and add some green curry paste. Mix well
    heat until the oil seperates
  2. Add chicken
    Coconut Milk, Paste And Chicken 1
  3. Add all the hard vegetables with some water. Add some salt and bring to boil again
    Hard Veggies In And Water
  4. When the vegetables are cooked add more coconut milk, sugar, the long beans, kaffir lime or sweet basil (or both)
    Don't Forget Few Drops Of Fish Sauce
  5. Add red pepper and a few drops of fish sauce
    More ingredients
  6. Serve with rice