Thai Stir Fried Rice Noodles With Basil And Chillies Kway Teow Recipes

THAI STIR-FRIED RICE NOODLES WITH BASIL AND CHILLIES - KWAY TEOW

Steps:

• Boil the noodles until tender to your liking, then drain and set aside till needed.
• Set up a little system of bowls to help you when you cook.
• Place the garlic in one and the chiles in another.
• Mix the sugar, salt and pepper in a third bowl.
• Mix the fish sauce and the soy sauce in a fourth bowl and keep them all near your wok or frying pan.
• Heat the oil in your pan until nice and hot then add the garlic.
• In about 30 seconds, when it sizzles nicely and starts to turn golden (but before it burns), add the peppers and stand back a little.
• Stir them for 30 seconds or so more until they get really fragrant (you'll know when).
• Add the pork and cook until it browns, breaking up the meat as it lumps.
• Sprinkle in the sugar from the bowl to season the meat, and toss until it is mixed.
• Pour in the fish/soy from its bowl and stir quickly while it thickens just a bit, usually about 1 minute or so.
• Add the rice noodles to the pan and toss and turn them to mix the meat into them, using your tools to break up any spots that may try to clump (add a little oil if they clump badly).
• Stir in about 3/4 of the basil and cook just till it begins to wilt, then add the tomatoes and remove the pan from the heat.
• Mix once, and pour on a serving platter.
• Garnish with the rest of the basil and serve hot, with sambal oelek, or sriracha sauce, if desired.

THAI STIR FRIED WIDE RICE NOODLES, "PAD SI-IEW"

Steps:

• Slice about 8 ounces of beef paper thin (you might persuade your butcher to put it through the bacon slicer) and marinade the beef in the marinade for about an hour.
• Cook the noodles until tender, in plain water, then put in cold water to halt the cooking process.
• Heat a wok and a little oil to stir fry the marinaded beef until it just begins to cook (because it is cut very thin, this is quite quick so be careful not to overcook).
• Add the noodles and the remaining ingredients, and stir until blended and heated through.
• Taste the sauce for balance of flavors (it should be just on the sweet side with a salty tang).