Nam Prik Pao is Thai chilli ‘jam’ and has an incredible taste of barely spicy, candy, bitter, and loads of umami. You may make it from scratch or purchase it. A very talked-about dish is cashew rooster, which is the Thai model of a Chinese language dish. The nam prik pao is what makes it Thai. I’ve largely adopted Scorching Thai Kitchen’s recipe right here, however I cook dinner the rooster a bit much less to stop overcooking it. In case you take out the rooster if it’s not but fully cooked, it would proceed to cook dinner whereas it rests. This may guarantee tender and juicy rooster. You may really feel if the rooster is cooked earlier than you come back it to the pan, as a result of cooked rooster is extra agency than uncooked rooster. If you’re not assured that the rooster is cooked by, you’ll be able to after all at all times lower the most important piece in half to look inside. If the most important piece is cooked by, all of the rooster will likely be fantastic.
Components
Serves 2
- 300 grams (.66 lb) boneless and skinless rooster thigh, lower into chew dimension items
- 60 grams (beneficiant 1/3 cup) unsalted cashews (uncooked or roasted)
- 1 inexperienced, 1 crimson, 1 yellow bell pepper, cleaned and chopped
- 2 Tbsp cooking oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 onion, chopped
- about 7 dried crimson chillies
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 2 inexperienced onions, chopped
For the sauce
- 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp Golden Mountain sauce (or fish sauce or Maggi seasoning)
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1/2 Tbsp sugar (ideally palm sugar)
- 1 1/2 Tbsp nam prik pao
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
Directions
Begin by mixing 300 grams of rooster thigh with 2 teaspoons of soy sauce, to permit the rooster to marinate whereas getting ready the opposite substances.
Roast the cashews within the oven at 180C/350 till properly browned and crunchy, 8 to 12 minutes (relying on whether or not they have been already roasted or not).
Mix the substances for the sauce within the bowl of a blender…
…and mix till clean.
Put together the bell peppers, onion, inexperienced onion, and garlic.
Warmth 2 tablespoons of cooking oil in a wok, casserole, or Dutch oven. Add the dried crimson chillies and permit them to fry within the oil over low warmth for a few minutes to infuse the oil with chilli taste, turning them as wanted. They need to darken in shade, however not get burnt.
Take the chillies out of the oil with a strainer and reserve.
Flip the warmth to excessive and add the rooster. Prepare dinner for 1 or 2 minutes undisturbed, so the rooster can get a pleasant sear.
Then flip the rooster and sear the opposite aspect as nicely. The rooster doesn’t should be cooked by (as defined within the introduction).
Take the rooster out of the wok with a strainer, as quickly because it has developed a pleasant sear, and reserve.
Add the onion, and stir fry for a minute.
Add the garlic and stir.
Add the white a part of the inexperienced onions…
…and the bell pepper.
Stir fry for a minute or longer, relying on how crunchy you want your bell peppers.
In case you prefer to correctly cook dinner the bell peppers somewhat than leaving them uncooked (I’m allergic to the pores and skin of uncooked bell pepper so I’ve to cook dinner them), add some water…
…and canopy to steam the bell pepper.
When the bell pepper is cooked to your liking, add the ready sauce…
…in addition to the reserved rooster, and stir to combine.
Then add the roasted cashews and inexperienced a part of the inexperienced onions, and stir briefly.
Then flip off the warmth.
Serve with Jasmin rice.
