Nokedli

Noreen's Kitchen

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
4 eggs
1/3 cup water


Steps

  1. Add salt to the flour and stir. Meanwhile bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a simmer
  2. Add the eggs, 1/2 cup of water to the mixture and mix well with a spoon until spoon seperates easily from dough. If too dry add water, if too wet add flour
  3. Using a spatzle maker or a shredder with the large holes, place on top of the pot and place one large spoon of the mixture at a time and move around so that the dough drops into the pot. Grab a spider and give it a stir, and when the float to the top they are done
  4. Drain and rinse in cold water, then place in a bowl and add a bit of oil so that they don't stick to each other

Panang Curry Paste

Hot Thai Kitchen

Ingredients

7-15 Dried Chilies, how much you use depends on size and spiciness
1 tsp coarse sea salt
3/4 tsp cumin seeds, toasted
1.5 tsp coriander seeds, toasted
1/4 tsp white peppercorns
3 Tbsp chopped lemongrass
1 Tbsp chopped galangal
1.5 tsp kaffir lime zest
1 tsp cilantro roots
3 Tbsp chopped garlic
1/4 cup chopped shallots
1 tsp shrimp paste
2 Tbsp roasted peanuts, ground


Steps

  1. Soak the chilies in water for at least an hour to soften.
  2. Using a heavy-duty mortar and pestle or a spice/coffee grinder, grind the toasted coriander seeds, toasted cumin seeds, and white peppercorns into a fine powder. Remove and set aside.
  3. Grind roasted peanuts in the mortar and pestle until fine; remove and set aside.
  4. Drain the chilies from soaking water and dry off excess water with paper towel. Cut into small pieces. Add chilies and salt to a heavy-duty mortar and pestle; pound into a rough paste. Add the ground dry spices to help absorb the liquid from the chilies and continue pounding to a fine paste.
  5. Add lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime zest, and cilantro roots; pound into a fine paste.
  6. Add shallots and garlic; pound into a fine paste.
  7. Add ground peanuts and shrimp paste, pound to mix.