Healthy Thai Cooking

by Owen, Sri; Murphy, James

• ISBN13: 9780711216112
• ISBN10: 0711216118
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-04
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln

Summary

Healthy Thai Cooking offers dozens of delicious and healthful recipes, each one accompanied by a complete nutritional profile. Recipes include savory snacks such as Steamed Fish Dumplings; restorative soups and bright salads; light fish and poultry main courses like Steamed Mussels with Basil and Green Curry with Chicken; tasty and satisfying vegetarian offerings; an arsenal of sauces, relishes, and pickles; and, to perfectly punctuate the meal, a selection of Thai sweets that are guaranteed to give brownies a run for their money. Also featured in the book are 80 stunning full-color photographs designed both to help you achieve the finished product, and to give you imaginative ideas for presentation and serving accompaniments.

Table of Contents

Introduction
A Familiar Mystery	6	(2)
Thai Taste	8	(1)
Eating in the Thai Manner	9	(1)
Some Notes on Nutrition	9	(1)
Some Thai Ingredients	10	(18)
Wine to Accompany Thai Food	28	(2)
Snacks & Starters	30	(12)
Soups	42	(10)
Salads	52	(14)
Fish & Shellfish	66	(18)
Poultry	84	(14)
Rice & Noodles	98	(16)
Curries	114	(12)
Vegetarian Dishes	126	(14)
Sauces, Relishes & Pickles	140	(10)
Sweets & Drinks	150	(8)
Index	158	(2)
Acknowledgments	160