59 in 2012

59 of Mom's recipes in 2012.

What's old is new. Some of these recipes date back to the 1950's. It will be interesting adapting the recipes to current cooking methods and ingredient availability. Let the food history lesson begin!

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Stir-Fried Pig with Basil and Egg

This recipe is an adaptation of a recipe by Johnny Monis of Little Serow in DC. He used Goat, where the Thai usually use beef. So why not pig?
Changes = sausage instead of ground goat, didn't use chiles because the sausage was already spicy. Served jarred chinese chili garlic sauce on the side for individual taste.

Stir-Fried Goat with Basil and Egg (Food and Wine, March 2012)

1/4 cup plus 3 tbl. Canola oil
10 garlic cloves, minced
4 large shallots, thinly sliced
1 1/2 lbs. coarsely ground lean goat
10 Thai bird chiles, 4 thinly sliced
1/2 cup Asian fish sauce
3 tbl. Palm sugar or light brown sugar
1/4 cup shredded basil leaves
4 large eggs
Steamed rice, for serving

1. In a large skillet, heat 3 tbl. Of oil. Add the garlic and shallots and cook over moderate heat until softened. Add the goat and cook, stirring frequently until browned, about 8 minutes. Tilt the pan and spoon off as much fat as possible. Add the whole chiles, 1/4 cup fish sauce, the palm sugar and 1/2 cup of water to the skillet, simmer until the sugar is dissolved. Stir in the basil and keep warm.
2. In a small bowl, combine the sliced chiles with the remaining 1/4 cup fish sauce.
3. In a large non-stick skillet, heat the remaining 1/4 cup oil. Fry the eggs, 2 at a time, over high heat, tilting the. Pan and spooning the hot oil over the eggs to puff them up.
4. Spoon the stir-fried goat over steamed rice and top with the fried eggs. Serve the chili sauce on the side.
Suggested wine pairing is Spanish Granache.

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