| Tod Mun (snack Or Appetize) |
| By : Amrita ( Posted on :12 Feb, 2007 ) | Total Views : 152 | Previous | Next |
Serves 3
Ingredients
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 3 kaffir lime leaves (If you can't find kaffir lime leaves, omit them. Dry ones won't do the trick.)
• 500 gm green beans
• 350 gm fish paste
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon red curry paste
Directions
1. Stack all the kaffir lime leaves and roll them tightly. Slice the roll of leaves into very thin strips. Slice green beans into cross-sectional pieces, 1/8 inch (1/4 cm.) thick.
2. Mix all the ingredients, except for the kaffir lime leaves and green beans, in a bowl. Stir until the mixture becomes a paste with smooth and shiny consistency again. For some fish pastes, it takes 3 minutes to get the smooth texture. For other fish pastes, you may want to use a mixer on low power because you'll be churning it for 1/2 hour by hand. Then, add kaffir lime leaves and green beans and stir again to mix them in.
3. In a flat bottom pan, heat up the oil on medium heat. Test the temperature by dropping a smaller piece of fish paste mixture in. When the oil is ready, the mixture should puff around the edge. Once the oil is hot enough, drop a tablespoonful in the pan. When the down side has cooked, use a spatula to loosen the tod mun, then flip the uncooked side down and push it down with the spatula to make it flat like a pancake. Flip again to get both sides brown. Drain or pat with paper towels to remove the oil. Serve hot with the sauce.
