Baker Wannabe

I’m so much in the mood in cooking dishes I’ve never tried before. So, the recipe for today is Pad Prik Nua or Thai Chilli Beef. This is a spicy dish that Hubby and I love to order whenever we are at the restaurants or stalls here in Thailand. So, I thought, why don’t I learn how to cook this.  I searched through the net and found this recipe.

Ingredients
Beef fillet or tenderloin, partially frozen, then sliced into thin strips — 1 pound
Garlic, minced — 2-3 cloves
Salt and pepper — to taste
Fish sauce — 2 tablespoons
Oyster sauce (optional) — 1 tablespoon
Brown or palm sugar — 2 teaspoons
Oil — 1/4 cup
Thai or jalapeño chiles, minced — 2-3
Red bell pepper, sliced very thinly — 1
Method
In a large bowl, mix the beef with the garlic, salt and pepper and set aside to marinate for at least 15 minutes.
Mix together the fish sauce, oyster sauce and brown sugar together in a small bowl to form a sauce. Add a little water if needed and set aside.
Heat the oil over high flame in a wok or deep skillet. Add the chiles and red pepper and stir fry rapidly for about 30 seconds.
Add the beef and its marinade and stir fry rapidly for another 1-2 minutes, or until the beef is just cooked through.
Reduce heat to low, add the sauce ingredients and toss to coat the beef. Remove from heat and serve hot with jasmine rice.

But since I don’t have red bellpepper and small chillies , I substituted it with dried chillies and a dash of chilli powder. So, here’s my version of the Thai Pad Prik Nua.

I will have to await for the verdict of my food ‘critic’ later. But I’m sure he will be surprised of another new dish on the dinner table.

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