Fried Plantain

Fried Plantain was one of the many items on our July 4th smorgasboard.

Method: Cut the raw plantain diagonally. Coat in slightly salted rice flour and shallow fry in vegetable oil. Remove when the plantain turns golden. Sprinkle chilli power and serve hot.

As always, we had fun and lots of food. Happy 4th of July to everyone.

Thai Masaman Curry

The Thai Masaman curry is a dish most commonly made with beef but can be made with chicken or fish as well. I chose a nice, clean Tilapia for my curry. I used a ready-made curry paste from Whole Foods for this recipe.

Ingredients:
- Tilapia filets cut in half
- Thai Masaman curry paste
- Milk

Method:
Mix the curry paste with the right amount of milk. (as suggested on the curry paste tin). Let this mixture simmer on a slow flame. Stir constantly to remove lumps. Once the curry begins to boil add the fish filets. Tilapia cooks within 10 minutes on a medium flame, if not sooner.

Serve with jasmine rice.