This is a sophisticated Bangkok adaptation of a country snack using the leaves of a wild creeper, bai cha phlu or betel leaf. For this adaptation you need a special brass mold for making cocktail cups. The wooden handle looks like the top of a ladle but it branches out into small fluted cups at [...]
This is one of those dishes indicative of Southeast Asia. Introduced everywhere by overseas Chinese, it seems very much at home in the northern town of Nan, where this recipe comes from. 3 tablespoons oil 12 oz (350 g) fresh flat rice noodles (buy the folded slabs available in Asian food stores and slice into [...]
3 cloves garlic, chopped 2 coriander roots, chopped ½ teaspoon ground pepper 8 oz (250 g) ground pork 8 oz (250 g) ground beef 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion 1 tablespoon fish sauce Oil for deep-frying ½-1 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander leaves for garnish METHOD Grind the garlic, coriander roots and pepper to a paste. [...]
Ingredients For the ice * 50 g icing sugar, * 300 g raspberries, * 4 tbsp honey, * 500 g yogurt, * 75 g almonds, For the cantuccini * 225 g plain flour, * 175 g caster sugar, * 1 pinches salt, * 0.5 tsp baking powder, * 2 eggs, beaten * 3 drops vanilla [...]
Ingredients For the cake * 500 ml beer, such as Beewyched * 400 g pitted dates, the stickier the better * 50 g sultanas, * 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda, * 150 g unsalted butter, at room temperature * 2 eggs, * 180 g almonds, * 100 g plain flour, * 30 g dark brown [...]
Ingredients * 120 g icing sugar, plus extra for sprinkling * 120 g unsalted butter, * 5 eggs, beaten * 20 g plain flour, * 120 g almonds, * 2 tbsp honey, * 25 ml limoncello liqueur, For the topping: * 200 ml Greek yogurt, * 200 ml double cream, whipped * 3 tbsp honey, [...]
Ingredients * 225 g butter, at room temperature, diced * 100 g caster sugar, * 200 g plain flour, * 100 g almonds, * 150 g raspberry jam, * icing sugar, for dusting, Method 1. In a bowl or food processor, mix the butter, sugar, plain flour and ground almonds until the mixture forms a [...]
