Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I always use a pizza slicer to chop coriander when I'm making Thai fish soup.
Thought you'd like to know that.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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Terry, nice to find something different on here for a change mate. Regarding the pizza slicer, I always prefer to use a sharp knife, less messy. I`ve never had Thai fish soup personally, anything near to it which I may possibly have tried to compare it with?
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Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Terry
Bloody good idea. Thanks.
Colin
There are many types of Thai fish soup. Here's a simple recipe
8 cups fish stock (try Knorr cubes)
2-13.5 ounce cans coconut milk
1 cup fresh lime juice
1 cup of combined fresh coriander and flat leaf parsley - chopped
1 cup spring onions, sliced thin
1/2 cup fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
1/2 tablespoon fresh garlic, chopped
1/2 cup thai fish sauce (try the supermarket or buy it off the internet)
3/4 cup red pepper, chopped
3/4 cup yellow pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons lemon zest
2 tablespoons lime zest
1 tablespoon Thai hot pepper sauce (or any you can get your hands on)
2 pounds firm fish, skinned and chunked, such as halibut, snapper, marlin (most fish or seafood will work in this recipe)
Directions
Bring fish stock to a simmer, add all other ingredients, except the fish and 1/4 cup coriander mix. Bring back to a simmer. Cook for about 5 minutes. Add fish and continue to simmer for 8 to 10 minutes. Add rest of coriander and parsley,
This recipe serves 8 to 10 hungry people so reduce the measures accordingly.
Marek
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Guest 650- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Clever idea, Terry. I'll try that next time I'm chopping herbs from the garden.
Marek has anticipated my next question. So that's okay
When I can't find my cheese scraper, I've been known to use a (clean) potato peeler. Works nearly as well, but you don't get quite the width of slices
My top tip concerns washing up. When the dishwasher (me) doesn't work I get my other half to perform the task. Works every time too.
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Sid
You're a *wat
Marek
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Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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Thanks Marek, but I may be inclined to leave a few of those ingredient`s out mate.
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2 Ripe Avocado
1 Clove Garlic
1 Red Chilli
Chopped Coriander
Juice of One Lime
Small Red Onion (finely chopped)
salt + pepper
(Chop however you like, the coriander that is)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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an even better tip is to send out for a takeaway,saves time on all that preparation and cooking.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,304
Sorry Marek, bin the coconut milk, it makes it too bland.
Here's 'er indoors dishing out the soup.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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Growing tomatoes and recycling :
Our son says tomato plants like growing in compost with added fish heads (raw of course), and banana skins, so I have been burying these in the large pots of tomatoes, in the greenhouse, and tubs outside. If our visitors stop coming we shall know why. Does it matter what fish it is, I wonder? (trout on this occasion).
K.
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Kath, trout is okay provided it's caught out of season and comes from the River Dour, preferably the section close to Ian's abode.
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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Definitely! Local is best - I will take my gear down there....
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I'm sure Dale Carnegie would approve!
