Tips & Tricks
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Here are the tips and tricks for Thai recipes
(these tips are collected from printed media, internet and guest's inputs. thanks to all who have contributed here. ) |
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| Tips and Tricks For Thai Cooking |
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Banana leaves are widely used in Asian cooking, from adding flavors to food cooked inside them, to simply being used as a serving base.
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Lemon grass is an essential ingredient in Thai cooking. Make sure you have one. |
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Curries, sauces and spices are the important ingredient of Thai cooking as well. You can find their recipes in Curries section.
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Make sure you have all the ingredients ready, before you start cooking. |
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A wok is the one piece of cooking equipment you may need before you start cooking the Thai food. |
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When adding oil for stir-frying, drizzle the oil down the sides of the wok.
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Galangal is widely used in Thai cooking, if you don't find it, you can substitute it with ginger.
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Kaffir lime leaves plays an important role in Thai cooking, if you don't find it, substitute it with lime zest.
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Tofu is very often used in Thai cooking. For stir-frying or deep-frying, always use firm or extra-firm tofu.
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When making non-vegetarian food, always marinate fresh meat.
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A pestle and mortar made from stone or pottery is also commonly used for pounding and grinding spices and herbs.
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A rice cooker is an invaluable appliance to have when cooking Thai food. If you don't have one, just go with simple stainless steel pot with a lid.
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To tone down a dish that is too spicy, or coconut milk, yogurt or little sugar to it. |
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To balance the dish that is too salty, add lime juice, lemon juice or tamarind water. |
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During stir-frying, don't overcook the vegetables, so that the vegetables retain their essential vitamins and nutrients.
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