Saturday, July 11, 2009

Thai night at the Thomasons


We had the Scovilles over for a homemade Thai dinner last night. The menu included edamame dip, ginger chicken, and basil beef with jasmine rice. Our favorite was the ginger chicken. The Thai was a little too spicy for Jack and Zerach so they dined on cheese ravioli, hot dog, and grapes. Zerach decided to top off his dinner by sneaking a big gulp of my lambic beer! What a party!!
After dinner Jack and Zerach got to take their "baths" in Jack's inflatable pool in the back yard. Once bath time was over and the boys were down for the night it was game time. We broke out the dominoes and it quickly became very apparent that the Scovilles have been honing their Trash Train skills. Even with the Trash Train defeat it was a very fun night!
Chicken with Ginger (Gai phad king)
1 cup tree ear mushrooms
1/4 cup veg. oil
6 cloves garlic
1 small onion, thinly sliced
12 oz skinless, boneless chicken
1 cup julienned fresh ginger
1T fish sauce
3T oyster sauce
2T soy sauce
3 fresh long red chilies, cut into rings
1/2 cup chicken broth
8 scallions, white part only
Soak dried mushrooms for 10 min in hot water, drain and then trim any rough areas. Heat oil in wok over high heat. Add garlic and cook til just starts to turn brown. Add Chicken and onion and stir-fry til meat is opaque on all sides (3 min). Add ginger, mushrooms, sauces, and stir-fry for 1 min. Add chilies and broth and bring to boil for 1 min. Stir in scallions and serve over rice.
Serves 4-6.

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