Thursday 7 June 2007

all about the food today...

...and because I've lost this recipe twice in the 2 days since I ripped it out of the paper..

Wok-fried Eggs with Thai salad of Corn, Holy Basil and Green Chili
(stolen from the Sun-Herald Lifestyle section - i think the recipe belongs to Karen Martini)

100ml vegetable oil
4lge free-range eggs
2 cooked corn cobs
3 green onions, thinly sliced
3 sprigs coriander, leaves picked
3 sprigs holy basil, torn
1 green chili, v finely sliced
1tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 lge lime, juiced
1 tbsp caster sugar
extra lime to serve

Heat oil in a wok over high heat. Crack eggs into a bowl and stir. Add eggs to oil and fry for about 3 minutes, then remove and drain on paper towel. Cut kernels from the cobs and place in a shallow bowl. Add remaining ingredients and toss to combine. Place salad on top of eggs and serve immediately w/ extra lime.

4 comments:

Miss Jimmy said...

I wish you were a vegemeterian. Then I wouldn't have to buy cookbooks! xx

DV said...

I think this is the second or third vego recipe I've included...maybe I'm turning into one without noticing..

worldpeace and a speedboat said...

I can't see basil in the ingredients list. is it holy because it's actually in spirit form? ;)

DV said...

hehe. well spotted. all fixed