5 chua Recipes

tamarind paste or 3 tbsp lime juice, water or 7 cups fish stock, palm sugar or 2 tbsp white sugar, tomatoes, skinned and sliced, thick celery rib, chopped, fish sauce, cod or 10 oz white fish fillets, cut into bite size pieces, bean sprouts, chopped red chile, mint or sweet basil or fresh coriander leaves

oil, shallots, finely chopped, garlic clove, crushed, tomatoes, finely chopped, sugar, cooked rice, green onion, diced, salt & pepper, to taste

water, vinegar, sugar, salt, cucumbers, thinly sliced with seeds removed, celery ribs, thinly sliced, red chili peppers, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, gingerroot, grated

vegetable oil, garlic cloves, minced, onion, very thinly sliced, stalks lemongrass , the midsection only, galangal (2 slices if using dried ), mushroom, quartered (stems are usually omitted, but i use them), bamboo shoot, sliced, pineapple chunk, chicken stock or 6 cups fish, tamarind juice, fish sauce , nuoc mam, sugar, salt (optional), catfish, chunks, bean sprouts, green onion, sliced thin, mint, cilantro, serrano chili, sliced