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Post by Hedonista on Oct 9, 2009 11:42:55 GMT 2
This Sunday we have 6 people for lunch and are doing a kind of Pan-Asian thing. here it is:
Appetizer
Oysters with Thai chilli dressing
Vietnamese (rice wrap) spring rolls with pork and hoisin peanut dip
Deep fried prawns in Japanese style breadcrumbs with chilli dip
Starter
Clam soup – a bit like a clam chowder but with coconut milk, chilli and loads of herbs (mint, coriander, Thai basil, kaffir lime leaf and lemon grass)
Fish
Monkfish, pan fried and coated with roasted onion seeds then served on a southern Indian style fish curry sauce.
Meat
Duck – legs and thighs slow roast then finished in Thai red curry sauce with Thai basil. Breasts in sweet chilli sauce and coriander.
Dessert
Just some simple tropical fruits like mango, papaya and pineapple.
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Post by happytraveller on Oct 9, 2009 12:17:20 GMT 2
Mouthwatering !
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Post by mockchoc on Oct 10, 2009 1:13:07 GMT 2
OMG, I'm coming.
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Post by Hedonista on Oct 10, 2009 22:01:53 GMT 2
You would both be very welcome! But things have got off to a difficult start and the day before the lunch we are already was behind schedule. It should have been the whole of today dedicated to shopping for the right fresh ingredients and per-prepping whatever we could. But Mrs H had to work this morning and I ended up going diving for what should have been just the morning but ended up taking most of the day. So now, after starting shopping at 4pm we will be cooking half the night then up early tomorrow to meet the deadline of 1.30 when they arrive.
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Post by Baz Faz on Oct 10, 2009 22:27:18 GMT 2
I hope it all goes well. Up early is the right way to go - after a decent meal this evening.
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Post by Hedonista on Oct 11, 2009 21:26:47 GMT 2
Well i'm a more that a bot pi55ed as I write this but I was a great day. Amazing wethar, we were all sat out on th eterrace till aroound 7,30 when it got darkish. Oysters were a bot of a let down, did not get the Thai dressing quit right, Vietnamese spring rills and fried prawns went down well. Clam suop was great as was teh fish curry and duck with red curry and for desert we ended doing roast pineaple with a home made lemon ise cream we had made previously. So, one of our gusts and his wife are wine distibutors so they cntribted a a magnum of lovely Champamge that went down great woth the appertisres and a German Auslese desert wine to go with our dessert. he other guest was the executive chef of a nearby hotel. 6h eff,back to work tomorrow...
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Post by Baz Faz on Oct 11, 2009 22:42:42 GMT 2
Glad it wentt well after all your work. But reading your post I think you need a brandy to sober up.
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Post by Hedonista on Oct 12, 2009 9:15:29 GMT 2
The morning after... ooh my head.
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Post by Big Iain on Oct 12, 2009 9:39:36 GMT 2
sounds like a great day yesterday!!! Hope that the food was as good as it looks on the menu.
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Post by Hedonista on Oct 12, 2009 15:13:57 GMT 2
The best dish of all was the clams and I have to share this as I kind of made up the recipe myself. Works equally well with mussels. For kilo of clams (that would equate to say 2 kilos of mussels due to shell size), fry some onions and garlic in vegetable oils until just soft then add some chopped fresh chilli, a couple of stalks of bruised lemon grass, and a few kaffir lime leaves. Ad about a cup of coconut milk and approx 1 litre of chicken stock. Add a dash of Thai fish sauce and simmer for about an hour to release the flavours. Bring to a fast boil and add the moluscs until they open. Chuck in loads of fresh herbs (I used fresh Thai basil from my garden and coriander) mix around a bit and serve.
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Post by Baz Faz on Jun 22, 2018 23:18:44 GMT 2
Another blast from the past. Hedonista does enjoy his food.
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