9.11.2007

Thai Rip-Off

Another entry from our resident chef? Could it really be?

Yes folks, I'm still alive and occasionally I still cook.

Today we've a strong flavoured dish full of fibre, protein, B vitamins and many other prime nutrients. If you like these things, please, read on.

First things first: Cook some brown rice. Use lots of water and a lid. Cook for about 15-20 minutes before adding some wild rice.

Fun Fact: Wild Rice is not actually a rice but a seed, and an aquatic grass seed at that. Fun eh!?

Cook the rice for a total of 40-45 minutes and drain.

While you're cooking this, get your chop on. I chopped:

red onion
garlic
carrots
green pepper
baby bok choy
dill

Heat your pan, add your oil of choice (coconut, canola or olive) and add your vegetables in twos down my list and cook that shit up!

Now for your flavours. I used a bottled thai peanut sauce because I'm not that ambitious, a bit of peanut oil and a touch of maple syrup. Honey or agave nectar would also work, possibly even better than maple syrup. Just a bit though. It adds a nice touch. Basically just use however much you want of these things, but don't be shy. Remember you're going to be covering that rice that might be burning right now, so you can sauce it up all you want. Plus if you're reading this in the first place you're probably the saucy type anyway.

Oh, and add a touch of something spicy too, like chili peppers. Then add your sea salt and pepper to taste and...

Tada!