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Showing posts with label Thai. Show all posts

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Coconut Curry Prawns

1 lb of prawns, peeled
1 tsp of oil
4 green onions, whites and greens separated, chopped
1 tbsp curry paste (2 if you love it SPICY, we use Patak’s Mild Curry Paste)
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 can of coconut milk
2 tsp of fish sauce
2 tsp of lime juice
1 cup of bean sprouts
1 cup of bok choy
1 sweet pepper, sliced into thin strips
 

1.     In a large pan, heat oil on medium-high heat. Add green onion whites and curry paste , cook for 1 minute.

2.     Add prawns and garlic, stir and cook about 2-3 minutes.

3.     Add peppers, bean sprouts and bok choy, stir and cook for 2 minutes.

4.     Add coconut milk, fish sauce, limejuice and mix well. Cook until prawns and are cooked through.

5.     Remove from heat, mix in remaining green onion.

6.     Enjoy on rice or rice noodles. (you could even eat it like a soup)

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving 
Calories258
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.6g14%
Saturated Fat 5g25%
Cholesterol 239mg80%
Sodium 526mg23%
Total Carbohydrate 11.5g4%
Dietary Fiber 1.1g4%
Total Sugars 2.6g 
Protein 29.4g 
Vitamin D 0mcg0%
Calcium 149mg11%
Iron 1mg7%
Potassium 460mg10%

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Crockpot Peanut Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps

¼ cup of natural peanut butter
2 cloves of minced garlic
2 tsp of grated ginger
2 tbsp of soy sauce
1 tsp of sesame oil
½ tsp of Sriracha
¼ cup of chicken broth
4 frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 sweet pepper sliced thin
2 green onions sliced
12-15 whole leaves of lettuce

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving 
Calories283
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.3g15%
Saturated Fat 1.7g9%
Cholesterol 65mg22%
Sodium 594mg26%
Total Carbohydrate 13.3g5%
Dietary Fiber 1.8g6%
Total Sugars 3.2g 
Protein 34.4g 
Vitamin D 0mcg0%
Calcium 11mg1%
Iron 3mg18%
Potassium 533mg11%


1.     Mix peanut butter, garlic, ginger, soy sauces, sesame oil, Sriracha and broth.

2.    Place frozen chick breast in bottom of Crockpot and pour peanut sauce over breasts

3.    Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours

4.    Shred chicken and add back about ¼ cup of the peanut sauce.

5.    Serve on lettuce with green onions and peppers (or any other Thai fixings)