Guest guest Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 Thai Coconut Rice Noodles 1/3 lb. dried rice noodles 2 tsps. sesame oil 1/2 lb. firm tofu 1 1/4 cs. vegetable stock 2 2/3 ozs. creamed coconut 2 tbsps. soy sauce 1 small onion 2 large red chillies 3 garlic cloves 3 1/2 ozs. beansprouts 4 spring onions 2 tbsps. fresh coriander Cut the tofu into 1-inch cubes. Crumble the creamed coconut. Grate the onion. Finely slice the chillies. Crush the garlic cloves. Thinly slice the spring onions. Chop the fresh coriander. Pour boiling water over the noodles and leave for one minute then rinse with cold water and drain thoroughly. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the tofu cubes until lightly golden on all sides. Heat the vegetable stock in a medium pan, then add the creamed coconut, soy sauce, onion, chillies and garlic and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the cooked noodles, beansprouts, spring onion slices and fried tofu and cook for a further 3 minutes. Season to taste, add the coriander and serve. Makes 4 servings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 What is creamed coconut? - Tea Cozy Christian Vegan Cooking Thursday, August 21, 2003 8:36 PM Thai Coconut Rice Noodles Thai Coconut Rice Noodles 1/3 lb. dried rice noodles 2 tsps. sesame oil 1/2 lb. firm tofu 1 1/4 cs. vegetable stock 2 2/3 ozs. creamed coconut 2 tbsps. soy sauce 1 small onion 2 large red chillies 3 garlic cloves 3 1/2 ozs. beansprouts 4 spring onions 2 tbsps. fresh coriander Cut the tofu into 1-inch cubes. Crumble the creamed coconut. Grate the onion. Finely slice the chillies. Crush the garlic cloves. Thinly slice the spring onions. Chop the fresh coriander. Pour boiling water over the noodles and leave for one minute then rinse with cold water and drain thoroughly. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the tofu cubes until lightly golden on all sides. Heat the vegetable stock in a medium pan, then add the creamed coconut, soy sauce, onion, chillies and garlic and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the cooked noodles, beansprouts, spring onion slices and fried tofu and cook for a further 3 minutes. Season to taste, add the coriander and serve. Makes 4 servings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2003 Report Share Posted August 23, 2003 creamed coconut is a packet you can buy which has a white, well creamy, substance in it. Mine is Hanif's brand and comes in a green box, but you might have something different in the US. BL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What does Yhwh Elohim require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and To walk humbly with your Elohim. Baruch haba b'shem Adonai hahcim (Micah) 6:8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2003 Report Share Posted August 23, 2003 I recently acquired some coconut milk, cheap., how would I substitute it for the creamed coconut? Hey, I just checked and the recipe has disappeared. Repost please. - eye of newt Friday, August 22, 2003 5:47 PM Re: Thai Coconut Rice Noodles Keith & Brenda-Lee Olson at kolson99 wrote: > creamed coconut is a packet you can buy which has a white, well creamy, > substance in it. Mine is Hanif's brand and comes in a green box, but you > might have something different in the US. It's sold near the drink mixers in this area (Virginia, USA) (margarita salt, bitters, margarita mix, etc). I haven't found a single soy-free brand and one brand wasn't even vegetarian! I can't remember if they were GF, since the presence of soy meant I couldn't use 'em. It's thicker than coconut milk. I've thought about making it with fresh coconut, but haven't yet. ygg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2003 Report Share Posted August 23, 2003 Keith & Brenda-Lee Olson at kolson99 wrote: > creamed coconut is a packet you can buy which has a white, well creamy, > substance in it. Mine is Hanif's brand and comes in a green box, but you > might have something different in the US. It's sold near the drink mixers in this area (Virginia, USA) (margarita salt, bitters, margarita mix, etc). I haven't found a single soy-free brand and one brand wasn't even vegetarian! I can't remember if they were GF, since the presence of soy meant I couldn't use 'em. It's thicker than coconut milk. I've thought about making it with fresh coconut, but haven't yet. ygg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2003 Report Share Posted August 23, 2003 What I have is not liquid, but a soft solid Melissa. It is nothing but pure coconut meat which has been cooked, I think, and packed into a block. It doesn't have soy, gluten or sweetener in it. I use it all the time for Thai curries. I get it from the Phillipino shop here in town and now the local grocery is carrying it too. BL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What does Yhwh Elohim require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and To walk humbly with your Elohim. Baruch haba b'shem Adonai hahcim (Micah) 6:8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2003 Report Share Posted August 23, 2003 Watch out on that one. The " cream of coconut " sold with the drink mixers is usually something like coco lopez, which is sweetened (heavily sweetened, imho). That is not what you want for a savory dish such as this one, and not what is used in Thai food in general. What you want here is a thick coconut milk. If you can't find coconut cream in the store, one thing you can do is open a can of regular coconut milk without shaking it. It will be somewhat separated, with the thick " cream " being on top. Melissa > > eye of newt [cowpuppies] > Friday, August 22, 2003 7:47 PM > > Re: Thai Coconut Rice Noodles > > > Keith & Brenda-Lee Olson at kolson99 wrote: > > > creamed coconut is a packet you can buy which has a white, well creamy, > > substance in it. Mine is Hanif's brand and comes in a green > box, but you > > might have something different in the US. > > > It's sold near the drink mixers in this area (Virginia, USA) (margarita > salt, bitters, margarita mix, etc). I haven't found a single > soy-free brand > and one brand wasn't even vegetarian! I can't remember if they were GF, > since the presence of soy meant I couldn't use 'em. > > It's thicker than coconut milk. I've thought about making it with fresh > coconut, but haven't yet. > > ygg > > > > > Check out these affiliated vegan lists ~ > > http://www.Christian-Vegan-Cooking > http://www.VintageVeganTea > http://www.VeganMenus4HealthyLiving > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2003 Report Share Posted August 23, 2003 Thanks, I was wondering about oriental food stores as a source. I wonder if I can find some in the Thai food section at Safeway or the local health food store. I really want to try this, it sounds like a dish I ate in Thailand and fell in love with. - Keith & Brenda-Lee Olson Friday, August 22, 2003 6:36 PM Re: Thai Coconut Rice Noodles What I have is not liquid, but a soft solid Melissa. It is nothing but pure coconut meat which has been cooked, I think, and packed into a block. It doesn't have soy, gluten or sweetener in it. I use it all the time for Thai curries. I get it from the Phillipino shop here in town and now the local grocery is carrying it too. BL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What does Yhwh Elohim require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and To walk humbly with your Elohim. Baruch haba b'shem Adonai hahcim (Micah) 6:8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2003 Report Share Posted August 23, 2003 I do think I have seen it at the Safeway here in town Sylvia, because if Save-On carries it chances are Safeway does too. Ask for the Hanif's brand cream coconut and see what you come up with. You are in Canada, right? When I make Thai curry with canned coconut milk I always dilute 1 part milk to 3 parts water. If you wanted it creamier you could just not dilute. It won't be quite the same as the packet stuff but ours has always turned out well. BL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What does Yhwh Elohim require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and To walk humbly with your Elohim. Baruch haba b'shem Adonai hahcim (Micah) 6:8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2003 Report Share Posted August 23, 2003 I am in Idaho, 55 miles south of Canada. You have Safeway in Canada? I did not know that! - Keith & Brenda-Lee Olson Saturday, August 23, 2003 12:52 AM Re: Thai Coconut Rice Noodles I do think I have seen it at the Safeway here in town Sylvia, because if Save-On carries it chances are Safeway does too. Ask for the Hanif's brand cream coconut and see what you come up with. You are in Canada, right? When I make Thai curry with canned coconut milk I always dilute 1 part milk to 3 parts water. If you wanted it creamier you could just not dilute. It won't be quite the same as the packet stuff but ours has always turned out well. BL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What does Yhwh Elohim require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and To walk humbly with your Elohim. Baruch haba b'shem Adonai hahcim (Micah) 6:8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 I know yours is not sweetened... that was my point. I was responding to the poster who suggested you could use the stuff sold with drink mixers, which is for pina coladas and such, and is very sweet. You CAN use the top part of separated coconut milk as coconut cream. In fact, according to every Thai cookbook I own (8 or 9) that is the definition of coconut cream. Most Thai cookbooks recommend making it fresh, but those that condone the use of canned coconut milk say that for coconut cream, you can open the can without shaking it and take the stuff off the top. If you are buying it in block form, that is actually supposed to be mixed with a little water before use. Melissa > > Keith & Brenda-Lee Olson [kolson99] > Friday, August 22, 2003 8:37 PM > > Re: Thai Coconut Rice Noodles > > > What I have is not liquid, but a soft solid Melissa. It is > nothing but pure coconut meat which has been cooked, I think, and > packed into a block. It doesn't have soy, gluten or sweetener in it. > > I use it all the time for Thai curries. I get it from the > Phillipino shop here in town and now the local grocery is carrying it too. > > BL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 Yes, Canada Safeway is probably one of the biggest chains - at least in western Canada. Loblaws sort of wins out in the east though (smile). And then of course, there is LaDonna's favourite western canadian chain - Overwaitea. BL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What does Yhwh Elohim require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and To walk humbly with your Elohim. Baruch haba b'shem Adonai hahcim (Micah) 6:8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 Melissa Maedgen at melissa wrote: > I know yours is not sweetened... that was my point. I was responding to the > poster who suggested you could use the stuff sold with drink mixers, which > is for pina coladas and such, and is very sweet. I said that because the recipe I remember seeing called for creamed coconut, not coconut cream. The stuff in with the mixers is sold as creamed coconut *or* cream of coconut, not coconut cream. The recipe didn't call for coconut cream, unless I'm mistaken. Now, it's entirely possible that the person who submitted the recipe lives in an area where creamed coconut *is* what we here in the US know as coconut cream. I'm fully aware of what coconut cream is. I use it frequently. ygg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 Yes, thanks for elucidating Melissa. I understand more clearly what you mean. BL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What does Yhwh Elohim require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and To walk humbly with your Elohim. Baruch haba b'shem Adonai hahcim (Micah) 6:8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 () What, no A & P or Kroger? - Keith & Brenda-Lee Olson Sunday, August 24, 2003 7:31 PM Re: Thai Coconut Rice Noodles Yes, Canada Safeway is probably one of the biggest chains - at least in western Canada. Loblaws sort of wins out in the east though (smile). And then of course, there is LaDonna's favourite western canadian chain - Overwaitea. BL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What does Yhwh Elohim require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and To walk humbly with your Elohim. Baruch haba b'shem Adonai hahcim (Micah) 6:8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 I love it, BL! I'm laughing and wondering about your awesome memory! Who would want to name a grocery store " Over Weight " anyway? Just teasing. . . LaDonna PS: Do you have any idea where that name came from or what it means? I think I saw one in Seattle, WA. . .it must have snuck across the border! LOL! >>>>And then of course, there is LaDonna's favourite western canadian chain - Overwaitea. BL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 Actually I do know LaDonna, where it originally came from - my cousin worked there in the 70s and the story was an important part of employee training. The originator of the store, who's name escapes me, used to sell bulk tea and to entice customers back to the store he would put a little extra on the scale each time - over weight Tea. Course, your version is funnier. And with Vancouver having the 2010 Olympic bid you may see Jimmy Patteson expanding his chain even more. They are primarily in Alberta and BC but I hear Jimmy has his eye on big expansion plans once the world comes to Vancouver for the winter of 2010. BL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What does Yhwh Elohim require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and To walk humbly with your Elohim. Baruch haba b'shem Adonai hahcim (Micah) 6:8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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