Kai Thod Med Mamuang recipe
(Thai Fried Chicken with Cashew nuts)
Ingredients:
2 tb vegetable oil
1/4 cup of small dried red chilies
3/4 pounds chicken breast filet
1 cup of black mushrooms
1 onion
1 tb fish sauce
1 ts soy sauce
1/2 ts sugar
1/2 cup roasted cashewnut
Preparation:
Cut the chicken filet into small mouth sized strips and the onion in to large wedges
Warm a large frying pan, or preferably a wok, on medium heat and add the vegetable oil.
Just before the oil starts to smoke, add the dried chilies and stir fry them for a minute. Make certain to close the kitchen door to prevent irriation of nose and eyes of your guests.
The chilli's are supposed to change color (dark brown), but prevent buring them.
Remove the chilli's and set them aside.
Turn up the heat to medium high and add the chicken bits.
Stir fry the chicken until these bits are well done. This should take approximately 2 minutes. Then add the cut onion parts and mushrooms and stir fry for another minute.
Now it is time to add the fish sauce, soy sauce and sugar after which you should fry this blend for and additional minute.
Then add the cashewnuts and previously fried chilies and stir well for a couple of minutes.
Garnish with the some spring onions and coriander leaves.
Other recipes:
Tom Kha Kai (Tom kha Khai): Thai coconut - chicken soup
Khao Man Kai (Khao mun Khai): Thai milk steamed rice with chicken
Satay Kai and Nam Jim Satay (Satay Khai): chicken Satay with peanut sause
Larb Kai (Laap Khai): warm minced chicken salad
Khao Pad Kai (gai) (Kao pat khai (kai): fried rice with chicken (and egg)
Pad krapow kai (Phat Kaphrao Khai): Fried rice / chicken in creamy basil/garlic/chilli-sauce
Kai thod Hed Mamuang (Kai thod hed mamuang): chicken with cashew nuts & shii-take mushrooms
Keng Kiew Waan kai (Keng Kiew waan Khai): chicken in coconut milk / green curry
Kai Keng Kari (Khai keng Kali): chicken filet in coconut milk, yellow curry, unions and vegetables
kai thod Kratiam Prik Thai (Kai thod krathiam prik thai): sliced chicken with garlic and pepper
kai thod preaw waan (Kai thod priauw waan): Sweet and sour chicken
Kai thod Nam man hoy (Kai thod nahm man hoi): Fried chicken in mushroom-oyster sause
Chicken-Cheese Lasagna Rich Lasagna with Chicken bits
