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Thai Menu, help re: dessert please!
I am cooking my very first three course meal on Friday. Having recently learned to cook a delicious green chicken curry, I have decided on a Thai-style theme. I have already decided on:
Starter - spicy salmon fishcakes, tangy carrot salad Main - green chicken curry, stir fried beef Accompaniments - plain Jasmine rice, shop-bought prawn crackers I have to decide on the dessert. Normally I would do a cake, but I think that would be too heavy for after that sort of meal. Ideas I have so far are: lime cheesecake key lime pie Do you have any other ideas? I don't want to do fruit salad though, I want something that involves a bit more work than that! |
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How about something like a sorbet or a frozen yogurt type thing? I'm not a big dessert person and would struggle to eat it after a meal like that, so maybe I'm not the best person to comment! But something light and refreshing would be lovely.
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Key Lime Pie is my second fave dessert - nom, nom, nom!
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How about something like a sorbet or a frozen yogurt type thing? I'm not a big dessert person and would struggle to eat it after a meal like that, so maybe I'm not the best person to comment! But something light and refreshing would be lovely.
I am thinking halfway between light and refreshing and rich and heavy! |
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Key Lime Pie is my second fave dessert - nom, nom, nom!
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My friend always finishes off a Thai meal with fresh tropical fruit with a lemon grass syrup.
I'm not a fan of lemon grass but it's lovely. Or mango Ice-cream. |
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How about a tart? Tarte au Citron or Apple Tart etc
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Lemon Layer Pudding
Serves 4 2oz (50g) butter 4oz (100g) caster sugar 2oz (50g) self-raising flour ½pint (300ml) milk 2 eggs separated Grated rind and juice of 1 lemon Add lemon rind to butter and sugar and whisk until pale and fluffy. Add egg yolks and flour and beat well. Stir in milk and lemon juice. Whisk egg whites until stiff. Fold into the mixture. Pour into a greased 2½-pint dish. Stand in a shallow tin of water and bake at 200’C for 35-40 minutes or until top is set and spongy to touch. You end up with a very light sponge (almost souffle like) and a custard layer underneath. Always goes down well and is a lot lighter than it sounds. You could always use a couple of limes instead of the lemon. |
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Banana fritters with coconut ice cream
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Coconut ice cream
And for the prawn crackers, I'm sure you can buy fried ones and fry it yourself, much fresher.(From a chinese supermarket, yes, that place again). |
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How about a tart? Tarte au Citron or Apple Tart etc
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Banana fritters with coconut ice cream
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Coconut ice cream
And for the prawn crackers, I'm sure you can buy fried ones and fry it yourself, much fresher.(From a chinese supermarket, yes, that place again). Hmmm....coconut icream... Quote:
Lemon Layer Pudding
Serves 4 2oz (50g) butter 4oz (100g) caster sugar 2oz (50g) self-raising flour ½pint (300ml) milk 2 eggs separated Grated rind and juice of 1 lemon Add lemon rind to butter and sugar and whisk until pale and fluffy. Add egg yolks and flour and beat well. Stir in milk and lemon juice. Whisk egg whites until stiff. Fold into the mixture. Pour into a greased 2½-pint dish. Stand in a shallow tin of water and bake at 200’C for 35-40 minutes or until top is set and spongy to touch. You end up with a very light sponge (almost souffle like) and a custard layer underneath. Always goes down well and is a lot lighter than it sounds. You could always use a couple of limes instead of the lemon. |
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My friend always finishes off a Thai meal with fresh tropical fruit with a lemon grass syrup.
I'm not a fan of lemon grass but it's lovely. Or mango Ice-cream. If I don't decide by tomorrow, I think it'll have to be a fruit salad with icecream! |
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Grilled pineapple with coconut icecream
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Get some really good vanilla ice-cream and serve with fresh raspberries.
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Pannacotta is really the easiest and yummiest of desserts and looks fab- try a vanilla and ginger one? or try this Jamie Oliver sorbet which is also really simple- drain a tin of lychees and freeze them but keep the syrup. Blitz them with some lime and a bit of honey and serve the sorbet in little glasses with a bit of the syrup- easy, asian and cheapish.
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Get some really good vanilla ice-cream and serve with fresh raspberries.
I have decided on individual strawberry tarts. I am cheating though I bought the tart cases ready made, also bought creme patisserie stuff ready made, and will slice up strawberries and assemble it. Maybe brush some melted chocolate onto the bottom of the each tart case and chill, before filling. I would like to make my own strawberry coulis though.
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Pannacotta is really the easiest and yummiest of desserts and looks fab- try a vanilla and ginger one? or try this Jamie Oliver sorbet which is also really simple- drain a tin of lychees and freeze them but keep the syrup. Blitz them with some lime and a bit of honey and serve the sorbet in little glasses with a bit of the syrup- easy, asian and cheapish.
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With Shop-bought pastry cases and shop-bought creme patisserie, I assembled this strawberry tart. I didn't know how to present the strawberries on it, so with a little experimentation I ended up making a sort of star/flower shape! Very cheap to make them, each tart costs about 79p to make, the ones I get from Paul's are £3 or £4 each, mine were as tasty!
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...1/cbafeee3.jpg Btw everyone, thanks for your suggestions. Might try one next time. I'm now very experienced at making non-cake desserts, but I need to branch out a little! |
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It looks lovely! I'd love your recipes for this meal, it sounds great! I've never tried cooking Thai before.
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After that starter and main something simple yet refreshing would be the perfect ending. I understand you want to impress on your first dinner party but simple is often better. Don't put yourself under pressure. A simple platter of thinly sliced pineapple or mango strewn with brown sugar and shredded basil is every bit as impressive (and welcome) as the most complicated dessert.
Edit; Just seen you've already done it. Your strawberry tarts look lovely! I have to stand by my post though. The evening is about having a good time with friends as much as the grub. You don't need to be worrying about the meal, it's you they've come to see. As long as the wine is flowing, as well as the conversation, everything else will take care of itself. |
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It looks lovely! I'd love your recipes for this meal, it sounds great! I've never tried cooking Thai before.
Fishcakes: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1...h-carrot-salad but I modified the dressing cos I had no rice wine! Curry: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3...-chicken-curry I omitted the courgette and beans Then I made my own beef recipe, which was a pack of sliced stir fry beef, oyster sauce, garlic, spring onions and black pepper. I made plain rice. |
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After that starter and main something simple yet refreshing would be the perfect ending. I understand you want to impress on your first dinner party but simple is often better. Don't put yourself under pressure. A simple platter of thinly sliced pineapple or mango strewn with brown sugar and shredded basil is every bit as impressive (and welcome) as the most complicated dessert.
Edit; Just seen you've already done it. Your strawberry tarts look lovely! I have to stand by my post though. The evening is about having a good time with friends as much as the grub. You don't need to be worrying about the meal, it's you they've come to see. As long as the wine is flowing, as well as the conversation, everything else will take care of itself. I need to do more prep beforehand, though luckily they were an hour late due to traffic
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Btw everyone, thanks for your suggestions. Might try one next time. I'm now very experienced at making non-cake desserts, but I need to branch out a little!
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Thanks, I'll definitely give these dishes a shot!
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I bought the tart cases ready made, also bought creme patisserie stuff ready made, and will slice up strawberries and assemble it. Maybe brush some melted chocolate onto the bottom of the each tart case and chill, before filling. I would like to make my own strawberry coulis though.