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Finally have a #ChefApprenticesDayOff, and having worked thru #FathersDay I decided to treat dad to a home made #Thai feast. This was my first attempt at building a charcoal fire. (working at @charbar_yyc means I learn from some of the best broiler cooks in #YYC) was actually not as hard as I thought -- controlling the temperature, well, next slide. #ChefApprenticeLife #ChefApprenticeAtHome #charcoal #fire #yyc #yycliving #yycfood #AsianStyle #ThaiFood #beautifulcuisines #chefsroll #chefslife #chefstalk #fbcigers #foodshot #foodstarz #foodstagram #Gastronomy #instachef #instafood #truecooks #huffposttaste #chefsofinstagram #gastropostYYC
"No, Mr. Gai Yang, I expect you to roast." This was my first attempt at making a Thai style charcoal roast chicken. Apparently it's so popular in Bangkok and other Thai cities you can throw a chicken bone at any direction and you'd hit a Gai yang joint. #ChefApprenticeLife #ChefApprenticeAtHome #charcoal #fire #yyc #yycliving #yycfood #AsianStyle #ThaiFood #grill #BBQ #beautifulcuisines #chefsroll #chefslife #chefstalk #fbcigers #foodshot #foodstarz #foodstagram #Gastronomy #instachef #instafood #truecooks #huffposttaste #chefsofinstagram #gastropostYYC
But of course, what's a roast chicken dinner without a salad? And since I went #Thai, I continued the theme with a cool, tart & refreshing som tum (green papaya salad.) My mom isn't a spice water so I kept the spicy peanuts and the dried chilies on the side...plus loads of holy basil & cherry tomatoes with dried shrimp on top. Served with piping hot coconut-lemongrass rice, and it could be a meal unto itself without the chicken. And you know what? My dad loved it. Score!! #ChefApprenticeLife #ChefApprenticeAtHome #yyc #yycliving #yycfood #AsianStyle #ThaiFood #beautifulcuisines #chefsroll #chefslife #chefstalk #fbcigers #foodshot #foodstarz #foodstagram #Gastronomy #instachef #instafood #truecooks #huffposttaste #chefsofinstagram #gastropostYYC #gardemanger #salad #somtum #fathersday
Now of course what #ThaiFeast at the Leung house would be complete without the appearance of our family favourite, stir-fried water spinach (aka kangkung) with preserved tofu and chili (腐乳椒絲通菜)? None! My dad taught me this dish, and it's only fitting the son makes this perfectly. Without the proper BTUs, it was okay. Just wish I had the BTUs to really blast it to perfection. Le sigh. #ChefApprenticeLife #ChefApprenticeAtHome #charcoal #fire #yyc #yycliving #yycfood #AsianStyle #ThaiFood #beautifulcuisines #chefsroll #chefslife #chefstalk #fbcigers #foodshot #foodstarz #foodstagram #Gastronomy #instachef #instafood #truecooks #huffposttaste #chefsofinstagram #gastropostYYC #kangkung #通菜 #腐乳椒絲通菜
And now we get to the star of our show, the Gai yang (Thai roasted chicken). From the time I got home with the bird, marinated it, and roasted it...would you believe it only took 2.5 hours? The skin was a bit more burnt than my dad liked (that's why you don't go making salad while your chicken is skin side down on a hot charcoal fire, kids), but he thoroughly enjoyed the flavour, saying it was spot on. Coming from a dad who has friends who are Thai...damn that made me feel good. #ChefApprenticeLife #ChefApprenticeAtHome #charcoal #fire #grill #bbq #yyc #yycliving #yycfood #AsianStyle #ThaiFood #beautifulcuisines #chefsroll #chefslife #chefstalk #fbcigers #foodshot #foodstarz #foodstagram #Gastronomy #instachef #instafood #truecooks #huffposttaste #chefsofinstagram #gastropostYYC #chicken #fathersday
Okay, one last pic of the whole meal. Only thing not in this pic is the lemongrass-infused coconut rice. I have to say Operation Gai Yang was a rousing success...my dad loved it and pretty much everything else. Now...what project will I take on next #ChefApprenticesDayOff? #ChefApprenticeLife #ChefApprenticeAtHome #bbq #yycliving #yycfood #AsianStyle #ThaiFood #beautifulcuisines #chefsroll #chefslife #chefstalk #fbcigers #foodshot #foodstarz #foodstagram #Gastronomy #instachef #instafood #truecooks #huffposttaste #chefsofinstagram #gastropostYYC #dinner #fathersday
Late afternoon snackage. @SweetToothYYC's "Purple Haze", taro root ice cream with mango jelly. I don't think I really need to say much more. It is pretty damn good. #JohnnysDayOff #yycfood #yycliving #yyceats #captureyyc #icecream #desserts #AsianStyle (at Sweet Tooth Ice Cream)
More #LateNightEats fun, this time with coconut milk, pandan extract and agar to make a version of the classic Southeast Asian multilayered dessert, which in Thai is called wun gati bai tuey (วุ้นกะทิใบเตย). The agar amount is right, and the sweetness is balanced with kaffir lime leaf and lemongrass. The only thing is that the layers are just a wee bit off. Oh well...next time. #ChefApprenticeLife #ChefApprenticeAtHome #yycfood #yyc #AsianStyle #thaifood #masakanindonesia #dessert #coconut #pandan #jelly
So...here is the result of my wun gati bai tuey/puding lapis/coconut pandan agar pudding experiment. The top two layers slid off, but the lower three stayed put and this is the result. Flavour wise the herbs did balance out the sweetness. A nice cup of black tea balances it out perfectly... All in all, another partially successful experiment. #ChefApprenticeLife #ChefApprenticeAtHome #yyc #yycfood #captureyyc #yycnow #chefsroll #chefslife #chefstalk #fbcigers #foodshot #foodstarz #foodstagram #Gastronomy #instafood #truecooks #huffposttaste #gastropostYYC #chefsofinstagram #tastespotting #F52grams #feedfeed #AsianStyle #thaifood #masakanindonesia #dessert #coconut #pandan #jelly #LateNightEats
27/02/2020
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Christmas gifts ordered by a French lady. Have you prepared yours yet?
Fú-fú-sang-fung ngiân-tshu-sam 虎虎生風年初三 Hóo-hóo-sing-hong tsiann--gue̍h sann 虎虎生風正月三
The third day of the year of the tiger, wish you all may have the prestige, the might, the shape and the strength just like tiger.
2024/03/14
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