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Tom Ka Soup with Crinkly Noodles

umi — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:13:40 +0000

Ryan cooked up some delicious soup with red curry paste the other night. We couldn’t find any egg noodles in Whole Foods, so as requested by Ryan, I got “crinkly noodles.” This was after a little spat on, “Why can’t I just get rice noodles? Or thicker bean noodles? WHY DO THEY HAVE TO BE CRINKLY?!” Seriously. However, I deferred to the cook and just rolled my eyes and went with it… because well, hey, he’s cookin’.

I mean here’s the thing. He was cooking, but I was the one grocery shopping after work. He was at home. And he was dictating to me what he needed, and it’s like… so they don’t have egg noodles, and I call him while I am waiting on line to pay. “I WANT CRINKLY NOODLES,” he says to me. ANYWAY.

Ingredients

6 cups of chicken broth
red curry paste
1 Can coconut milk
Fish sauce to taste
Palm sugar
1 Lime
Chicken breast
1 Can water chestnut
1 Can bamboo shoots
Cilantro
Crinkly Noodles

This is an example of a dish that I absolutely love. I love curry, heartiness, soups, and noodles. Everything I love in the world is in this noodle soup. The end. The broth was delicious. You basically mix in the chicken broth, coconut milk, and red curry paste (to taste). You let that sit, add in the chicken, water chestnut, and bamboo and let it cook together until the chicken is done. Then you add some fish sauce, palm sugar and lime, both to taste. Cook in the noodles in the broth and serve. Garnish with cilantro. It takes a little bit of time, but it is pretty easy to serve up. This makes a lot of curry, so feel free to go with less chicken broth.

Massacred thai food at Pongsri

umi — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:54:04 +0000

Pongsri
244 W 48th St
New York, NY 10036-1424

I adore this place, although I heard that the Chinatown location was not satisfactory. I always get either the Pad Krow Pow (thai style with ground chicken), chinese sausage salad, beef salad, and the golden triangles. This time we ordered the Pad Kee Mao, fried rice, and green curry.

I took Daniel and Sophear out for a celebratory dinner last night, 9/9/09. ; ) And all I have to say is Sophear is a dork.

Vicky and Conner’s Thai Dinner

umi — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:09:52 +0000

Ryan and I went to Vicky’s and Jay’s apartment where Vicky and Conner cooked us an amazing dinner. With some Tripel Karmeliet and a gallon of Cold Stone cheesecake fantasy icecream in tow, we went, feasted, and played Munchkin Cthulhu.

We were a teensy bit late, but got there just in time as Conner was searing the huge cut of steak. He sliced it on top of a bed of basil, cilantro, green onion, and mint salad with a tangy thai ponzu sauce over it with cucumbers on the side.

Vicky made some thai green curry with coconut milk, using Ryan’s advice of adding some sugar and fish sauce to taste. She included peppers, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, and chicken. It was simmering for 3 hours. Amazing. She even brewed some thai ice tea.

Geez, I had a second serving of rice, two scoops of icecream, and… man. Played Munchkins and lost, of course, to the queen of all munckins, Vicky. : P We tried to gang up on anyone ahead, and it turned out to be a LONG game.

Wall st thai

umi — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:46:26 +0000

Bennie’s Thai Cafe
88 Fulton St
New York, NY 10038-2807

This is my favorite downtown thai place. The lunch flavorful, affordable, quick, and delicious. I swear either by the roast pork platter or steamed chicken with ginger sauce. The pork platter comes with roast pork, chinese sausage, and half of a seasoned hard-boiled egg with a delicious spicy tangy sweet thai sauce to pour on top. Similarly, the chicken is moist with the most amazing sauce.

Although this place is crowded at lunch, the turn-around rate is quick. They seat you, take your order, bring your platter and the check! You pay and leave. Perfect wall st lunch!

Pok Pok

umi — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:31:30 +0000

Pok Pok
3226 SE Division Street
Portland, OR 97202

Pok Pok is a place in Portland that we HAVE to hit. Their wings are to die for. Ryan and I have not found a single other place that does wings better than this place. I also love their drinks. Designated drivers can enjoy a full menu of drinking vinegar (a sweet and tart drink with soda). I love their Apple Gin Ricky, which features their drinking vinegar and gin. SO. GOOD.

One time, one of my first times there, we went there during the winter. All the other tables inside were taken, so they took us to a private room near the roof with three heaters. It was private, really cute, rustic, and one of the more enjoyable drining experiences.

The waiters are incredibly helpful, and they have a variety of vegetarian and vegan stuff that’s full of flavor. They made a vegetarian curry that had a hearty brother without using fish sauce, shrimp paste, or anything else. Coupled with that and various salads, we ordered a salad, cold noodle dish, a curry dish, and two orders of wings. Then we ordered these gigantic prawns with their heads still on. Amazing. They had an incredibly spicy cilantro dipping sauce, which was icing on the cake. I think Ryan found an additional thing he just “has to get,” now. (One time when we came here last summer with his parents, he just ordered a plate of wings… just for himself… and rice. That’s it. That’s how passionate he becomes about it.)

Thai Wholesale at the Chelsea Market

umi — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:03:01 +0000

One of the great finds in the city is within the Chelsea Market located on 75 9th avenue. I love the little pickle cart, seafood, and markets. They have a variety of options! My favorite place to go is Thai Wholesale, which is cheap and delicious. The beef salad and Pad Krow Pow is always a winner. (They even fry an egg on top) Unfortunately, they no longer have fishcakes, but I have never been disappointed by them, otherwise.

I couldn’t even wait to take a picture before eating everything in sight. Am I weird for thinking that it is romantic for the guy to carry floss? (I always seem to need floss)