Firstly an apology to the blond bit, I laughed long and hard when she asked me what I was listening to sometime ago, and I replied 'Opeth', and she accused me of being an emo-kid. Opeth are 'some' distance from emo. But after a wander downtown yesterday I think I know where she's coming from. A bunch of emo/goth kids were emo-ing/goth-ing and some of them were wearing Opeth t-shirts. So sorry :-) But it was very funny.
I've come to the conclusion that this blog mainly concerns sex (in many species, no-one can accuse me of being speciest - and no, I have no idea how to spell that) and food. At one stage I may have had great plans for a biting satirical Evelyn Waugh, PG Wodehouse type thing, but I always knew that was unlikely. Anyway, don't all young authors get told to stick to what they know? So here's a recipe...
I like quick meals. If it tastes good. So the following (if you cheat and buy the roti) can be made in 10 minutes.
Roti
2c plain flour; 3/4c lukewarm water; 1/2t salt; 1/2t sugar; 3T butter
sift flour, salt, sugar, rub in butter. add water, knead until smooth - don't overwork.
divide into small balls (hey a sex reference!!) and cover in oil (I just dribble some over it)dump in flat dish and leave for at least two hours.
flatten balls, lift one end and stretch, repeat for other end, fold into four. I'm crap at this, Amy was good. And mentioned that, ad nauseum. heat oil in pan, medium heat, cook until crispy on one side and strangely, do the same for the other side.
Chicken Laksa Serves 2
200gm chicken; 300gm fresh egg noodles (or around 150-200gm dry); 1/2 onion; handfull beansprouts; 1t curry powder; 1t sambal oelek; 1t chicken stock powder; 2 pieces ginger; 2 cloves garlic; 2T fish sauce; 2 stalk lemongrass; 2c coconut milk; fried onion garnish.
if fresh noodles, dump boiling water over them. if dry, cook.
oil in pan, chopped lemongrass, onion, garlic and ginger, saute til onion soft. add chicken, curry, sambal oelek stir for a couple of mins. pour in coconut milk, chicken stock powder, simmer until chicken cooked, season with fish sauce.
drain noodles. pour soup over them. flick beansprouts through. garnish with onion flakes.
eat.
drink.
Love, I care about your stomach, B.
31 January 2007
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3 comments:
So...on your trip downtown...did you sashay past the train station and spot anything? Love, DH+TLP
Yummy, but for perfect Roti everytime check out a specialist kitchen gadgets shop (and I know you know where they are in every city you've ever been to) for a Roti rolling pin, it's thicker in the middle than at the ends and makes all Roti flakey and melt-in-the-mouth :) But big ups for A if she got it to work first time :)
I care about your stomach too, B.
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