Thai Chili Jam?

[sherahtaylor]

One of my favorite SAD eating out meals is Pad Cashew Nut at a local Thai restaurant. It's a very simple stir-fry over rice with white onions, bell peppers, green onions, carrots, celery, and cashews. Easy enough to convert over to raw, right? I could marinate the veggies in the sauce, and use the "almost rice" recipe.

The kicker is the chili jam that is absolutely out of this world delicious & it just wouldn't be the same without it. It's oily, which olive oil could be used, with kind of a sweet, spicy taste. If I could just find a recipe online for it, I know it'd probably be easy enough to copy over to raw. Anyone know of a chili jam Thai recipe anywhere?

[cassidy]

I make raw pad thai all the time! In fact I just made the sauce for tonight. But I've never tried the chilli jam. Hmmm maybe you could use a little jalepeno... and a little not so spicy pepper (One of the larger ones.. I don't know any names sorry) and blend them up with some oil and honey? Make a kind of jam. You could then strain it to make it really smooth. I might try something like this tonight with my dinner! I don't have any jalepenos though...maybe I'll go to the store. If I make it, I'll let you know how it goes!

[Allisonheck]

Hi there,

sherahtaylor are you still on the master cleanse? How are you doing? I wanted to do the cleanse (my second one) in January but it is -30 here and i find that i get unbeleivably cold when i am on the MC.
Have a good day!
Allison

[RawVee]

One of my favorite SAD eating out meals is Pad Cashew Nut at a local Thai restaurant. It's a very simple stir-fry over rice with white onions, bell peppers, green onions, carrots, celery, and cashews. Easy enough to convert over to raw, right? I could marinate the veggies in the sauce, and use the "almost rice" recipe.

The kicker is the chili jam that is absolutely out of this world delicious & it just wouldn't be the same without it. It's oily, which olive oil could be used, with kind of a sweet, spicy taste. If I could just find a recipe online for it, I know it'd probably be easy enough to copy over to raw. Anyone know of a chili jam Thai recipe anywhere?

Sherah, that stuff is called Nam Prik Pao. I found a recipe online and I've put in parens substitutions you could use. Wherever it says "cook" or anything of the heat reference, I'd just do it raw. Hope it turns out great! :)

Nam Prik Pao (Thai Red Chilli Paste) Recipe

* 4 tablespoons of Peanut Oil (I'd use olive oil blended with some tahini)
* 6 - 8 cloves of Garlic
* 6 Asian Shallots
* 6 - 8 medium fresh Thai Red Chillies
* 1 tablespoon fermented Shrimp Paste (I'd skip this. :) )
* 1 tablespoon Fish Sauce (Use Kombu-soaked water:*Kombu is a type of wide, noodle-looking seaweed. By soaking it in the water and then using the water, it replicates the fish sauce normally used in this soup.)
* 2 teaspoons of Brown Sugar (honey, agave or mesquite)

Peel the garlic cloves and shallots and chop and crush them finely. Slice the chillies finely. Heat a frypan heat and add one tablespoon of the oil, add the minced garlic and shallots and fry briefly. Remove from the heat and scrape them into a bowland set aside. In another tablespoon of the oil, add the chillies to the pan and fry until they just start to change colour, then remove them and set aside.

With a mortar and pestle pound the chillies, garlic and shallots, blending each in before adding the next. Then over a low heat, return all the ingredients to the pan with the remaining oil, and fold until the mixture resembles a thick oily red/black paste, uniform in colour and texture.

This paste keeps almost indefinitely and is used to add a depth of taste to many Thai dishes, curries and soups.

[sherahtaylor]

Awesome, RawVee thankyou!! I can't wait to try it...we'll see how it goes. What is Mesquite? I've heard of Mesquite sauce, grilled Mesquite chicken, etc - but as a sweetener?

Allison, yes, I'm still on the Master Cleanse. It's going well, I honestly feel like I could go on like this forever - if I start feeling hungry I just chug down a lemonade and I'm good for the next hour & a half. I plan to go to 40 days or maybe a little sooner...then can't wait to go 100% raw. =)

[Svadhyaya]

That sounds sooooo good right now.
I had a very nice spinach salad for lunch, but I'm hungry again.

[RawVee]

Awesome, RawVee thankyou!! I can't wait to try it...we'll see how it goes. What is Mesquite? I've heard of Mesquite sauce, grilled Mesquite chicken, etc - but as a sweetener?

Allison, yes, I'm still on the Master Cleanse. It's going well, I honestly feel like I could go on like this forever - if I start feeling hungry I just chug down a lemonade and I'm good for the next hour & a half. I plan to go to 40 days or maybe a little sooner...then can't wait to go 100% raw. =)


No worries, Sherah, let me know how it turns out!! Here's a link and some info about mesquite. I never realized until recently that it's used as a low glycemic food for a sugar sub!

http://www.livingtreecommunity.com/store2/product.asp?id=96&catid=38

Raw, Wildcrafted Mesquite Powder
Mesquite is a traditional Native American food, used for 2000 years as a valuable source of nutrition and as a barter with neighboring tribes. It is produced by gathering ripened seedpods from the mesquite tree and grinding them into a flour-like powder. It has a pleasantly sweet maple syrup-like flavor. Mesquite is rich in calcium, magnesium, manganese, potassium, iron, and zinc. It is high protein, high lysine, and has a high dietary fiber content. The sweetness is derived from fructose, which the body can process without insulin. Medical studies have found that despite its sweetness, mesquite is highly effective in controlling and stabilizing blood sugar levels. Soluble fibers in the powder slow the absorption of nutrients, resulting in a flattened blood sugar curve. This is good news for diabetics, weight watchers or those who want to eat healthier. Adding a tablespoon of mesquite powder to your drink may help to stave off hunger for about 4 to 6 hours. Blending mesquite with other foods may help to lower the glycemic load of high carb foods. Mesquite can be blended with grain or rice flour using about 30% mequite to 70% flour. It can also be used in smoothies, desserts, salad dressings or as a topping for vegetable dishes.

[wyjoz]

Thai Nam Prig Pao
http://www.rawganique.com/recipes.htm

As is, the Nam Prig Pao keeps a very long time, but mixed with fresh ingredients it must be used immediately; to make it flow better as a salad dressing, for example, add the juice of 1/2 lemon to a small portion but use it right away as it won't keep. Then stow the rest away for future times of "need".

2 cups raw organic olive oil or raw hemp seed oil or 1 cup of each oils
3 tsps fresh tamarind (paste works too)
2 tsps coriander seeds
1/4 cup sun dried tomatillos (you may omit this if not available)
1/8 cup sun dried tomatoes
4 medium-sized dates
1 tsp sun dried red hot pepper
2 sprigs rosemary
5 leaves sage
3 tsps Nama Shoyu, Miso, Miso Tamari, or Celtic Sea Salt
3 tsps raw organic tahini
6 pitted sun dried olives
1/2 tsp black peppercorns (optional)
1 clove garlic or 3 garlic flowers (optional)

Blend all in a high speed blender such as the Champ HP3 until creamy, careful not to let the mixture overheat. Enjoy!

[sherahtaylor]

Thankyou thankyou thankyou!! Can't wait to try it - I'll let you know how it goes! =)