thai cooking - cheater style

thai food is delicious

and its easy to make at home

especially if you buy one of these cheater sauce packages from whole foods

 

it has all the spices and coconut milk already combined
but of course you can buy them seperately too

but these packets are great

so try it out

 

so just chop up some fresh veggies

we did snow peas, onions and orange bell pepper

  

make some rice

we did brown rice

which is healthier

but white jasmine rice is better

 

then sautee the veggies in a pan for a few minutes

and then add in meat (chicken or shrimp or whatever)

if its chicken- cut into tiny strips

and cook for a couple more minutes

until the meat is 75 percent of the way cooked

I also added some red pepper flakes 

cause massaman curry isn't quite hot enough

panang curry is my personal favorite

you should try them both

then pour in the sauce

and bring to a simmer

and when the meat is cooked through

its time to eat

  

sprinkle on some fresh cilantro

and a squirt of fresh lime juice

and spoon on top of the rice

yum!

 

perfect weeknight meal