There were 2 things very wrong with Sunday. One was that it was -20, -33 with the wind chill! Enough to lay a Zambian low for the day! The other was that I didn't want to cook, didn't have any inspiration for food at all. The more I tried to think about what to cook the more it became obvious that we were going to have to eat out because it wasn't going to happen at home! Actually, there were 3 things wrong with Sunday, the third being the walk in the -33 to get the take out food!
Luckily our local Thai restuarant is only about 2minutes away so we could get there and back fast. Also lucky for us, it does amazing food. So amazing that we had our wedding reception there ( we had a very small, low key wedding, and this was just perfect for it!). We ordered a Beef Panang Curry and a Chinese Broccoli, Shitake Mushroom and Red Pepper in Chilli and Garlic. Great choices. We have had this combination before and loved it. While the Panang is my favourite curry there are no vegetables in it, so having a 2nd dish of vegetables really helps. Panang curry is beautifully thick, rich with coconut milk, peanutty and super hot from chillis. You can see the red flecks of chilli throughout it, heaven! What a way to warm up on a cold day! I am not hugely fussed with the meat in it, I prefer chicken to beef, but at a push I would be happy with just sauce on rice. The broccoli is more stalks than leaves which is fine because they are cut so finely, and cooked just right, with crunch still. The little bits of mushroom and red pepper add lovely flashes of colour. It is also spicy, we are lovers of hot food! I would not recommend these choices for people with a less tolerant palate but there are plenty of other wonderful dishes to chose from. I made rice at home to go with it, and then didn't feel so bad ordering some shrimp chips to go with it too. They come with a similar peanutty/spicy dipping sauce and are very yummy.
We loved our meal, I was glad for the break from cooking and to be eating something that I couldn't make myself anyway, well not nearly as well!
Shrimp chips.
Spicy dipping sauce.
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