Galloping horses -- vegetarian version
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 tb Garlic chopped
- 1 1/2 ts Cilantro root chopped
- 1 ts Sake
- 16 ea Peppercorns whole or ground
- 4 tb Vegetable oil
- 10 oz Fresh shiitake mushrooms -- thinly sliced MMMMM-------------------------SEASONINGS------------------------------
- 2 tb Soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tb Sugar
- 3/4 c Peanuts chopped
- 1 lg Pineapple peeled MMMMM--------------------------GARNISH-------------------------------
- 3 ea Red chili peppers
Instructions:
seeded & -- cut into slivers Whole fresh cilantro leaves Using a blender or mortar & pestle blend the garlic cilantro roots sake & peppercorns into a paste. Add the vegetable oil to a skillet over medium heat. Add the paste & stir-fry until the aroma is released a few seconds. Add the shiitake & stir-fry until cooked. Add all the seasonings & fry until the sugar is blended into the mixture. Remove from the heat & let cool. Slice pineapple into 1/2" thick rings & then cut the rings into 1/2" X 1 1/2" chunks. Put a small amount of the cooled stir-fry mixture on each pineapple chunk. Decorate each "horse" with a few slivers of chili & a cilantro leaf. VARIATION: Replace the pineapple with either navel oranges or firm avocado slices. Puangkram C. Schmitz & Michael J. Worman Practical Thai Cooking
