nam chow recipe?
Jonathan Rubin
To our dismay, we recently learned that typical recipes for Thai peanut sauce
contain chicken broth. Does anyone have a recipe for nam chow (I think that's
the right name - I'm refering to a type of spring roll with soft noodles and
basil inside) and peanut sauce that is vegetarian? Thanks -
Jon and Ellen Rubin
rscw081%alb...@uacsc2.albany.edu
To the best of my knowledge, all traditional Thai food uses fish sauce, which
as you could probably guess fromthe name, isn't vegetarian. Don't know about
the chicken broth, though. Sorry!
Sarah
Judy Karpen
> Hi -
>
> To our dismay, we recently learned that typical recipes for Thai peanut sauce
> contain chicken broth. Does anyone have a recipe for nam chow (I think
that's
> the right name - I'm refering to a type of spring roll with soft noodles and
> basil inside) and peanut sauce that is vegetarian? Thanks -
>
> Jon and Ellen Rubin
Uh, why not just use vegetable broth? Not trying to pick on you folks
(anyone who likes Thai food is OK, IMHO :^>), but some of you veggies out
there seem AWFULLY timid about substituting even the most obvious things!
Just because something is traditionally made with animal products doesnt
mean it can't be vegetarianized with a bit of thought...... Now that i've
gotten that off my chest, i'd suggest using dried-mushroom soaking liquid
or ginger-flavored veg broth in your Thai dish, to go better with the
flavors. Frankly i suspect the peanut component will overwhelm the rest of
the sauce ingredients, so the broth substitution will not be noticeable.
Good Luck!
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>(anyone who likes Thai food is OK, IMHO :^>), but some of you veggies out
>there seem AWFULLY timid about substituting even the most obvious things!
>Just because something is traditionally made with animal products doesnt
>mean it can't be vegetarianized with a bit of thought...... Now that i've
>gotten that off my chest, i'd suggest using dried-mushroom soaking liquid
>or ginger-flavored veg broth in your Thai dish, to go better with the
>flavors. Frankly i suspect the peanut component will overwhelm the rest of
>the sauce ingredients, so the broth substitution will not be noticeable.
>Good Luck!
I can only tell you why I don't substitute anything for fish sauce in Thai
food,not why anyone else doesn't. Until recently, I didn't like Thai cooking,
so I never became familiar with it.I will make allthe substitutions in the
world once I know what it's "SUPPOSED TO" taste like, but since I have no clue
with Thai, I'm waiting fora semi-authentic tastingsubstitute before I begin to
play with this new cuisine.Imay be in for a long wait, I know...
Sarah
Antigone M. Means
>>To our dismay, we recently learned that typical recipes for Thai
peanut sauce contain chicken broth. Does anyone have a recipe for
nam chow (I think that's the right name - I'm refering to a type of
spring roll with soft noodles and basil inside) and peanut sauce that
is vegetarian? Thanks -
which as you could probably guess fromthe name, isn't vegetarian. Don't
know about >the chicken broth, though. Sorry!
I have modified Thai recipes by making various substitutions,
with great results. Instead of the chicken broth, just use vegetable
broth. Instead of fish sauce, use soy sauce. And for recipes that call
for shrimp paste, I just substitute catsup. I guess the results aren't
100% authentic, but boy is it good! =)
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