Ham Fried Rice: was: Serial ham 1075Denny Wheeler You can make fried rice with any kind of cooked, cold white rice. In addition to what other postings have told you, the best advice I can give is: turn up the heat...
I just made an "asian pesto" based an a recipe I got from Asian Ingredients, A guide to the Foodstuffs of China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam by Bruce Cost. Wow! It is *really* good.
1 1-2 cups Asian basil leaves, tighly packed -- I used Thai basil, bai horapha 1-4 cup Asian mint leaves, tightly packed -- what's "Asian" mint? 1-4 cup cilantro leaves, tightly packed 1 cup peanut oil 1-2 cup raw peanuts -- It takes some time to remove the peanuts from the shell and remove the papery skin 2 small fresh green chiles -- I used 3 Thai prik ki nu, see: 4 large garlic cloves 1 1-2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice -- I juiced a whole lemon
Combine the herbs in a bowl and set aside.
Heat oil in a small skill until nearly smoking, then remove from the heat and add the peanuts. Allow to sit until lightly browned. Remove the nuts with a slotted spoon and drain, reserving the oil.
Put the peanuts in a food processor or blender and blend to a rough paste. Add the chiles, ginger, and garlic, and continue to blend. Add the herbs and a little of the reserved peanut oil, and continue to blend. Add the salt, sugar, and lemon juice, and blend until the herbs are very finely minced.
Note: The peanuts, garlic, and ginger didn't mix well in the blender. After I added the herbs and some oil, everything mixed well.
Did I say this pesto is *really* good?
I have some fresh Chinese noodles I'm going to cook later today to serve with this pesto.
For holiday spirit, I am currently enjoying a La Chouffe golden (Belgian) ale, that I've aged for a few years. See:
Life is good.
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