Tofu Lok Lak

During my recent trip to Cambodia, I had the privilege of being taught some traditional Khmer cuisine. Lok lak was something that I loved, and so the first thing I wanted to do when I got back was try making my own! Ingredients 450g tofu Cornflour 4 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp ketchup 2.5 tbsp sugar 1/2 tsp MSG (optional) 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar 6 garlic cloves Thumb sized piece of ginger 1 red chilli 1 tbsp kampot pepper (ground) Onion (sliced) 2 tomatoes 2 limes Rice  Method Chop your tofu, coat in cornflour and then fry....

August 19, 2022

Definitely Not Goat Curry

Why the title, you ask? Other than the fact it does not contain any goat, the recipe was taken from good-old-trusty BBC Good Food, and there you will find many reviews saying “excellent recipe, but it isn’t goat curry!”. I don’t know what goat curry is, but this recipe is delicious nonetheless.  Ingredients Onion 10 cloves of garlic 100g of ginger 50-100ml oil 2 chillies Handful of curry leaves 3 thyme sprigs 4 tbsp curry powder Can of chopped tomatoes 2 ‘beef’ stock cubes 300ml water 700g ‘meat’ chunks 1/5 tbsp lemon juice Chopped coriander  Method Blend the onion, garlic and ginger....

February 1, 2022