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Red Curry Duck Recipe
70g Roasted duck 30g Fresh pineapple 2 or 3 Cherry tomato’s halved 2 coriander roots 1 garlic clove Half a Spanish onion 1/4 of a teaspoon of dry roasted coriander and cumin seeds 2 tablespoons red curry paste 1 Full teaspoon of sugar 1 tablespoon of fish sauce 2 lime leaves finely sliced 265mls of [...]
Thai Tattoo’s / Sak yant
A lot of us now are familiar with Thai Tattoo’s due to Angelina Jolie’s ’5 line’Tattoo on her left shoulder blade and the ‘Tiger Looking Back’ tattooed on her lower back by the Thai Buddhist Master - Ajarn Noo who studied his craft as a monk. There is a lot of misunderstanding with ‘Sak Yants’ due to it [...]
Lamb Satay Recipe
Ingredients: For the marinade in order of cooking. 2 teaspoon of oil 5 g ground fresh turmeric 2 g curry powder 7 g of ground coriander root and garlic 3 g of pandanus leaf, finely sliced 1g of white pepper 2g sugar 1g salt 1g seasoning or soya sauce 120g coconut milk 160g lamb meat, [...]
Speed Pad Thai, My Style
Ingredients: 100g of 3mm dried rice noodles 130g of Chicken or Prawn 1 egg Handful of Chopped Spring Onions Handful of Bean Sprouts 3 heaped teaspoon sugar 2 tablespoon fish sauce 1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice 1 tablespoon of crushed peanuts Instructions: Soak 100g of 3mm dried rice noodles in cold water for 2 [...]
The Asian Thing
So what started me on the whole Asian or should I say the “Thai Thing” in particular, as its the Thai that intrigues and captivates me ? Well I was searching, trying to understand myself at the time. Immersing yourself in another culture triggers the brain in such a way as to question everything you [...]
Hello World!
I’m the Executive Chef, also owner of Classical Thai Cravings in Mittagong in the beautiful Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia. After years being lost in the Asian community (not sure i can find my way out) trying to learn everything I can on Thai cooking. I stumbled across a super cool technology guy [...]
Bongkoch Satongun – Design Chef
Affectionately known as Bee. She is a daunting woman to have in a kitchen for any male. Her knowledge of Royal Thai cuisine is a text book that drives the team of Classical Thai forward. Working in Bangkok’s top hotels such as Sofitel Silom, Conrad Hotel and Bangkok Marriott. She has worked along side and is [...]
Wathee kleethongchai – Head Chef
Affectionately called max. He comes packed full with experience for a chef in his mid twenties. Working in commercial kitchens since the age of 11 there are few who could match his experience at such a young age. Max has the old school attitude of there being no such thing as time in a kitchen. [...]
Jason Bailey – Chef – BIO:
Jason Bailey is the Chef, Owner of Classical Thai based in Mittagong in the picturesque Southern Highlands of New South Wales. Considered by the Thai culinary community to be a Master Chef of Thai Cuisine, he has an obsessive, purist nature that fuels his dedication towards the art of Royal Thai Cuisine. As a 5th [...]