Dejolane, When I go downtown I can get the soup in Chinatown. There are lots of Chinese, Vietnamese, and Thai restaurants. I'm sure you could find it in most cities.
Thai food is my favorite.
Thai food is my favorite.
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Are you any chance in Philly? If so, you should try Choo Choo's.Dejolane, When I go downtown I can get the soup in Chinatown. There are lots of Chinese, Vietnamese, and Thai restaurants. I'm sure you could find it in most cities.
Thai food is my favorite.
ETA: Well, Rick decided he'd like to have a steak sandwich with onions, mushrooms, peppers and cheese tonight. I got a small container of crock pot baked beans out of the freezer, too, and nuked them in the microwave.I forgot to get something out of the freezer. So now I'm thinking some kind of chicken in the pressure cooker.
Yes, I live in the suburbs near Philly. I love the Chinatown restaurants Bananna Leaf and Vietnam.Are you any chance in Philly? If so, you should try Choo Choo's.
WOW!!!!!! I LOVED THIS!!!! I just finished eating it. I browned the chicken first in a little sesame oil because I love that flavor. I made mine in the oven because I started late and didn't have 4 hours to cook. This was so delicious...like a good asian restaurant.The recipe for the thai peanut chicken was as simple as could be. You have two different options - one is to purchase a thai peanut sauce from the grocery store. I did not do this, but the ingredients were very similar to what I made on my own. Next time, I may just purchase the sauce as the most difficult part was ensuring that I had all of the spices and ingredients at home. I will say, though, stick with an all natural version. Some of the sauces at the store were very processed. But, that being said, I did find some terrific all natural products. So, they do exist!
thai peanut chicken
5 tablespoons peanut butter (most recipes call for creamy, but I actually like how the crunchy works)
7 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons peanut oil (you can sub olive oil)
5 teaspoons white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 tablespoon chopped ginger
3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (if you like it hotter, use more - if you like it more mild, use less)
1 clove of garlic, chopped or minced (you can use more or less as desired)
2 cups diced red and green bell peppers
1 cup chopped onion
3 cups chopped broccoli
4-6 chicken breasts or 8-10 chicken tenders - cut into strips or diced
rice or noodles as desired
cornstarch to thicken the sauce (this is optional)
Now, keep in mind that I cooked everything in the slow-cooker. You can cook it stove-top if that is preferred. I briefly had the chicken in oil on my stove, just to get it started. Then, I mixed all of the spices, the oil, soy sauce, and peanut butter and placed it in the crock pot along with the white wine vinegar, ginger, and onion. I put the chicken in with the mixture and set it to cook on high for 2 hours. At the 2 hour mark, I added in the vegetables and lowered the crock pot to medium heat as I did not want them to get mushy. Between 2 1/2 to 3 hours, I turned the cooker off, but set it to warm while I boiled and drained the noodles. I served the noodles separately from the thai peanut chicken so that the noodles wouldn't make the sauce starchy. I did add some cornstarch, however, to the mixture so that it would thicken some as that is how I preferred it. After everything was said and done, I plated it and had a bit. And, it was really quite good!
It truly is a simple recipe. Like I said, the hardest part was getting the spices and ingredients together. After that, the slow-cooker did the work for me. You don't even have to brown the chicken in a pan first - you can just place it in the crock pot. And, I suppose, if you're going to cook this and let it set though the day, just keep it on low and add the veggies when you get home. You can bump up the heat then so that you only have a 15-20 minute wait until dinner is done. And, that's exactly the time you'd need for the rice or noodles. But, beware, unless you're feeding a family of 4 or 5, you're going to have leftovers!
If you try this, let me know. I'm interested to see if others would like this. And, if you have any questions, let me know!
GOOD ONE, Pam. I am going to use that one sometime very soon. :lol3: Although, Larry gone all next week so I can't use that excuse quite yet. I don't think Cheez-Its will be very healthy for dinner every single night next week ( I might get sick of them. ) so I may have to cook for myself.I forgot to get something out of the freezer.