Delicious stir-fried clams from Kham's Sai Mae Nam, the Arun Thai cook book.
(To buy, click on the cover, right, or see stockists below.)
Ingredients
500g fresh clams in the shell
2tbsp vegetable oil
1 small red chilli, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, peeled and finely chopped
1 tbsp Roasted Chilli Paste
1 tbsp fish sauce
1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp caster sugar
1 tbsp fish stock
handful sweet basil leaves
Method
Rinse the clams thoroughly and drain.
Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan and add the chilli and garlic. Stir-fry until the garlic is golden brown - less than 1 minute. Add the clams and stir them until they open. Discard any that do not open.
Add the roasted chilli paste, fish sauce, oyster sauce and sugar, stir, then pour in the fish stock. Cover and cook for three minutes. Add the sweet basil, stir and serve immediately.
Serves 4
Preparation and cooking time: 20 minutes
© Khamtane Signavong, True Blue Cockatoo www.bluecockatoo.com.au
Arun Thai Restaurant, Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney.
Arun Thai Restaurant, Hong Kong.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Kham's Sai Mae Nam & Where To Buy
Kham's Arun Thai Cookbook, Kham's Sai Mae Nam, is available to buy direct online at www.bluecockatoo.com.au just click on the book cover, see right.
Also at:
The Cookery Book, 4 Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge, Sydney, NSW
Kitchen to Table, Yamba, NSW
Millfield General Store, Millfield, Hunter Valley, NSW
Wollombi General Store, Wollombi, Hunter Valley, NSW
Howard Park Wines, Margaret River WA
Also at:
Potts Point Bookshop, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW
The Cookery Book, 4 Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge, Sydney, NSW
Kitchen to Table, Yamba, NSW
Millfield General Store, Millfield, Hunter Valley, NSW
Wollombi General Store, Wollombi, Hunter Valley, NSW
Howard Park Wines, Margaret River WA
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