Dinner with Jean & Roy! #3

[Harborwitch]

Bob got home just in time for the dumplings - so we adjourned to the patio for a before dinner treat and some wine.

Then back to the kitchen to get the chicken ready for the Banana Flowerless salad.

From "Hot Sour Salty Sweet" by Jeffrey Alford & Naomi Duguid
(If you like Thai food you MUST own this book"

Peppercorn Coriander Root Flavor Paste

2 tsp. black peppercorns
5 to 6 large cloves of garlic coarsely chopped
3 tbs coarsely chopped coriander (cilantro) roots (stems if you don't have the roots).
Pinch of salt
1 tsp Thai fish sauce

Place the garlic, peppercorns, coriander roots, and salt in a grinder and grind to a coarse paste. Add fishsauce.

Smear this all over the chicken and allow to rest for a few minutes. Then grill the chicken breast.



While Bob was grilling the chicken we worked on the lemongrass patties and the soup.

1 lb ground turkey (or lean ground pork)
1/2 c. chopped shallots
1 or 2 stalks lemongrass trimmed and minced
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Combine the ingredients well and form into patties. Grill until they test done.

[cjs]

these patties are really tasty - glad I have the recipe now!

"Banana Flowerless salad" - the operative word here is FlowerLESS - I'm sure more about this later.....

[Harborwitch]

I will never ever do that again - maybe if . . . no NEVER!

[Mare749]

Those patties look really good! Not the kind of recipe I would normally try, but I probably will now. Did you eat them plain or dipped in some kind of sauce?

Maryann

[cjs]

I should probably wait for Sharon to respond...but. I think there was a dipping sauce that went with the dish, but we used a Sweet Chili Sauce instead.

[Mare749]

Thanks, we probably will too. Ron pours the stuff on anything asian.

Maryann

[bjcotton]

It doesn't have to be Asian Maryann

Bob, that grill looks WELL used. Perhaps we'll get a chance to use it again, I hope.

[Harborwitch]

Billy Bob will happily share grilling duties with you! Just get Fredia feeling herself and come visit. Bring her along, we've got lots of room!

Oh, there's a turkey fryer burner, a propane smoker, and another smaller BBQ in the background.