{"id":3978,"date":"2013-05-24T19:26:47","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T23:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/?p=3978"},"modified":"2013-05-25T13:33:46","modified_gmt":"2013-05-25T17:33:46","slug":"a-little-bit-of-thailand-semi-homemade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/2013\/05\/24\/a-little-bit-of-thailand-semi-homemade\/","title":{"rendered":"A Little Bit of Thailand Semi-Homemade"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you watch the food channels, you’re probably familiar with the concept of semi-homemade. Take something from a box and add a little bit of this and a little bit of that and poof…it’s semi-homemade.<\/p>\n

When I go to Thailand, it’s usually for weeks at a time – up to three months! By the time I head back to states, I’m usually ready to ditch the Thai food for…well, anything else. \u00a0But then, a few weeks – or even days – after being home I crave my favorite Thai. \u00a0Now, if you don’t live in a city with access to tons of Thai food, finding something authentic can be rough.<\/p>\n

So here’s what I do now. \u00a0I order Tom Yum Soup online and I fix it up. \u00a0It took a ton of trail and error before I found a brand that I liked. \u00a0I have finally found one that I not only like, but I love once it’s semi-homemade. \u00a0Annie Chun’s Tom Yum bowls are great! \u00a0I order them in bulk from Amazon<\/a>. Here’s a photo of my last order.<\/p>\n

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In addition to the Tom Yum Soup bowls, I also order Kaffir Lime and Lemongrass. \u00a0Now, if you have the opportunity to buy Kaffir Lime at a market of some sort or in Thailand, I highly suggest you do – the grocery store prices are expensive.<\/p>\n

To make the soup here’s what I do.<\/p>\n

1. Open the package and fill the bowl with hot water. Put the noodles in the hot water for about a minute to soften them.<\/p>\n

2. Drain all the water from the noodles and set the noodles on the lid.<\/p>\n

3. Before opening the silver flavour packet, crush it up.<\/p>\n

4. Fill the bowl with hot water, add the contents of the sliver packet along with the sauce packet. \u00a0Add Kaffir Lime and Lemongrass to taste.<\/p>\n

5. Add the noodles by breaking them up into smaller pieces.<\/p>\n

6. Cover loosely with the lid and microwave for about 1 min 30 seconds<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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