Recipe for Kua Gai?
January 12, 2007 4:11 PM Subscribe
RecipeFilter: How can I make the Thai dish Kua Gai?
I ordered Kua Gai from a Thai place last night and it was delicious. Flat, wide rice noodles, egg, scallions, tofu, and ... stuff. What is the stuff? I'm good at Thai food from recipes, but I don't have the intuition to make it myself yet, so I can't determine which ingredients will make that taste. It wasn't spicy, but it certainly wasn't bland -- the only word I can think of to describe it is very "substantial." Just seemed to be a simple combination of oil + spices, but whether it's peanut/sesame/other oil, and which spices are involved, I do not know. It did taste a little peppery.
Here is the menu listing from the place I ordered it from. Google tells me it's on the menu at some other restaurants, but it doesn't give me any recipes. Is there another spelling I'm not aware of?
I ordered Kua Gai from a Thai place last night and it was delicious. Flat, wide rice noodles, egg, scallions, tofu, and ... stuff. What is the stuff? I'm good at Thai food from recipes, but I don't have the intuition to make it myself yet, so I can't determine which ingredients will make that taste. It wasn't spicy, but it certainly wasn't bland -- the only word I can think of to describe it is very "substantial." Just seemed to be a simple combination of oil + spices, but whether it's peanut/sesame/other oil, and which spices are involved, I do not know. It did taste a little peppery.
Here is the menu listing from the place I ordered it from. Google tells me it's on the menu at some other restaurants, but it doesn't give me any recipes. Is there another spelling I'm not aware of?
Response by poster: Tamarind gives it a sweet/sour taste, doesn't it? It didn't really have that...
posted by olinerd at 4:46 PM on January 12, 2007
posted by olinerd at 4:46 PM on January 12, 2007
There's almost certainly some fish sauce in there.
posted by mr_roboto at 5:18 PM on January 12, 2007
posted by mr_roboto at 5:18 PM on January 12, 2007
I couldn't find anything similar in David Thompson's Thai Food, which is pretty encyclopedic.
While Googling a bit I noticed that notable food blogger Pim of Chez Pim mentioned the dish in a post...you might consider getting in touch with her? If she doesn't already know a recipe or trick she might get a kick out of the challenge.
posted by bcwinters at 6:07 PM on January 12, 2007
While Googling a bit I noticed that notable food blogger Pim of Chez Pim mentioned the dish in a post...you might consider getting in touch with her? If she doesn't already know a recipe or trick she might get a kick out of the challenge.
posted by bcwinters at 6:07 PM on January 12, 2007
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posted by furtive at 4:42 PM on January 12, 2007