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[HomeCookin’] Shrimp Pad Thai - cooked in (what’s becoming) a well seasoned wok! Video on #vine #food #nyc #thai #streetfood #padthai #noodles #seafood #cooking

[HomeCookin] using the left over slow cooker pork, we made a delicious Vietnamese Pho! So good. #food #asian #noodles #pho (Taken with Instagram at East Village)

HomeCookin: Laksa night is a GREAT night in our house.
Here is my vegetarian red curry laksa with corn, shitake, bok choy and chili.

RECIPE:

In a pot, saute two cloves of garlic, 1 tablespoon chopped red long chili and about 1/4 cup of scallions. Add a half of a chopped onion and about 1 cup chopped shitake mushrooms.
Saute until soft.
Add 2 heaped tablespoons of red curry paste and let the heat warm the paste. Stir through and coat the veggies.
Add one can of coconut milk, stir through. Add 1 cup veggie stock or fish stock if you like.
Simmer for 10 mins.

*Make some rice noodles or mai fun noodles to package directions. Strain and set in cold water.

To the broth add a can of baby corn (halved lengthwise) and a cup of roughly chopped bok choy.
Add 1 tablespoon brown sugar, juice of 1 lime, 1-2 tablespoons of fish sauce and 1-2 tablespoons of Sriracha.

When the bok choy is wilted, ladle the Laksa broth over a bowl of noodles.

Garnish with fresh cilantro, scallions, lime and chopped red chillies.

Enjoy!!

HomeCookin: detox soup…. homemade asian veggie soup w/ shitakes, boy choy, baby corn, chili and cilantro. Broth infused with garlic, ginger, star anise & fish sauce.

After a very eventful Memorial Day weekend here in NY, Kit and I really needed a healthy dinner to kick start our week back at work. Veggies and comforting broth. Delicious…

RECIPE:

So, in a large pot I poured in a carton of Chicken Stock (could use Veggie) - and 1.5 cups water.
Add 1 large clove of sliced garlic, 1 large piece of fresh ginger sliced, half a red chilli sliced, 1 chopped green onion, 2 star anise.
add a bunch of cilantro , the juice of a lime and bring to a boil.
Add 1 tbsp fish sauce and a splash of sesame oil.
Simmer for 15 mins

Cook brown rice noodles to package directions. Strain and chill in cold water.

In a pan saute half a sliced onion and 1 cup sliced shitakes. Add 1 cup halved baby corn saute for a min.

With a slotted spoon, skim the broth and remove large chunks of garlic/ginger etc.

Add the mushrooms, corn and onion to the broth.
Add 2 cups bok choy and simmer until wilted.

Add noodles to bowl, ladle in soup, veggies. Garnish with cilantro, green onion and chili.

Add fish sauce, shiracha to taste.

HomeCookin’- seared soy & vinegar marinated steak with stir fry noodles and broccoli.