Toasted sesame seeds are maybe not traditional, but they're delicious. This is my attempt to recreate the beautiful simplicity of my favorite dish at Sabai . I've tried many times to find a good recipe for Thai "garlic sauce," or "garlic and black pepper sauce," but Sabai lists it with a real name (pad pak ruammit) and that led me to my most successful google search yet. I worked from this recipe from Siam Sizzles . It's good, but it needed a bit more oomph. Specifically: 1) Add freshly cracked black pepper 2) Increase the proportion of soy sauce 3) Drizzle chili oil on top, to taste Sabai still does it better, but this is delicious. The Recipe: 1 tb sugar 3 tb soy sauce, plus more to taste 2 tb oyster sauce 2 tb water 2 tb sesame oil freshly cracked black pepper, to taste 1 block tofu, cubed and baked or fried 1 red bell pepper, sliced 1 handful snap peas, sliced 1 crown broccoli, cut into bite-sized pieces 1/2 onion, sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced
I cook often. Most of my creations are vegetarian or seafood-based. Most don't require measuring or any other degree of patience, because I don't have any. Most are fairly low in calories. Many have some kind of international flair. Here are the highlights.