Easy Asian Recipes: #4.Thai Spicy Fried Egg Salad

For the Veggie Lovers!

(Total Cooking Time: Approx. 30 Minutes)

Ingredients

• 3 Large eggs
• 100g cooked ground pork
• 50g finely chopped parsley or spring onion (optional)
• 1 onion (Cut into thin slices)
• 2 medium size tomatoes (Cut into thin slices)
• 1 cucumber, peeled and sliced lengthwise into ¼-inch-wide strips
• 1 tablespoon of fresh chopped red chilies
• 1 teaspoon of brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons of fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons of lime juice (freshly squeezed)
• 5 lettuce leaves
• ½ cup of vegetable oil

How to cook

• Heat up ½ cup of vegetable oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat.
• Gently crack eggs into the hot oil.
• Wait until the bottoms of eggs are golden brown and starting to get crispy.
• Flip the eggs over to crisp up the tops (this makes it easier to slice).
• Place the fried eggs on a chopping board, and cut them into 1 inch square pieces.
• Mix the chilies, brown sugar, fish sauce, lime juice in a mixing bowl. Taste the dressing.and adjust the flavors as necessary.
• Add fried eggs, cooked ground pork, onion, tomato, sliced cucumber in a mixing bowl, and mix all ingredients well.
• Put the fried egg salad together by placing the lettuce leaves on a plate.
• Decorate the top with parsley leaves.

Best served right away!

Easy Asian Recipes: #3. Thai Stir-Fried Minced Beef with Basil Leaves (Non-Spicy Version)

Ingredients 

• 250 g. minced beef
• 2 cups of basil leaves 
• 3 cloves of minced garlic 
• 1 tablespoon of fish sauce (or salt)                                     
• 3 tablespoons Cooking oil

* Optional side dish: Fried egg & Steamed rice 

   

How to cook

• Peel and crush the garlic or chop it finely 

• Wash basil leaves and set aside

• Heat a pan or wok on a high heat, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil

• Add garlic and stir until light golden brown

• Add the minced beef, and keep stirring until browned

• Add fish sauce, stir for 1 minute, taste the food, if not flavorful enough, add some more sauce.

• Add about half of the basil leaves. Let everything simmer for 2 minutes longer, stirring often. 

• Remove from heat, place on a serving plate and set aside. 

• Heat 2 tablespoons of cooking oil in a pan over medium-high. Add the other half of the basil leaves to the hot oil and quickly stir them around until they stop bubbling and are crispy. Then turn off the heat.

• Place the crispy basil leaves on top of the Stir-Fried Minced Beef with Basil Leaves as garnish. 

Best served with fried egg and steamed rice!