Thai Seasoning Blend

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Garlic is used crushed, chopped, pasted, dried, and even eaten as raw-whole with high-fat foods like steak. It usually has a strong odor( which is not so pleasant) and has a spicy, sharp flavor.

Thai cooks use cardamom pods whole in curries which are eaten by some people and avoided by others. They are quite hard when dried but soften with cooking so you can easily bite down on one by mistake, They have quite a strong flavor but are not very ‘hot’ as in chili heat. With a more refined and less harsh and tiny bit sweeter taste profile it is excellent for use at the table and so used more for dips than for cooking. It is used in some spice mixes though and in baking and fusion dishes so it is worth having. Onion PowderStir fry cooking uses very little oil usually, so it means that there is very little fat being used and you rely on the all the flavours and fat to come from the ingredients that you are using. You only need to add oil if the food you are cooking doesn’t contain any fat. You will likely be familiar with Worcestershire sauce which is a hot and thin sauce with a particular flavor profile that is made from vinegar, molasses and flavored with fish, onions and a bunch of other seasonings. Dry mustard– Dry mustard or ground mustard is basically the powder of mustard seeds. Yellow or brown varieties are often used in this blend. Dry mustard has savory and pronounced flavor elements. This herb adds a depth of flavor to this blend, teaming up with the piquant spices in Thai seasoning.

So the key takeaway here is to use a consistent brand of soy sauce so that you get used to the flavor profile and how much to add to a recipe. Dark Soy Sauce White pepper powder is a common ingredient in Thai recipes. You can, of course, grind white peppercorns if you have them handy but if you are only using a small quantity for dusting or a little recipe tweak then you can get away with the pre-ground pepper.Another common spice in the West but much less often used as an ingredient in Thai dishes. It is however used in making massaman curry paste by quite a lot of Thai cooks. Coriander or Cilantro Root If a recipe calls for soy sauce without further qualification then light soy sauce is the one to use. Soy Sauce

More used in Chinese than Thai cooking but used often enough and with enough of a unique taste that you should have it on hand. Just like galangal, ginger is another spice that you will see at a Thai kitchen any time of the day. It has a mild fragrant and a robust spicy flavor which can be very appetizing, especially when incorporated with tea. Its mushy root is either chopped into tiny pieces, or its juice is extracted to be added to diverse dishes.

Ideas to use Thai spice rub (or any rub)

Maggi seasoning is very similar to the golden mountain yellow cap seasoning but also used quite frequently as an ingredient in cooked dishes. Dried chili flakes are very commonly used both in cooking and at the table to add spice – especially to Thai soups like Khao Tom. It is a core ingredient in Mala Seasoning which is used as an ingredient as well as a fiery powder to dip blander foods in such as tofu to give it flavor.

The green label seasoning is a concoction somewhat similar to soy sauce to add a different flavor profile to a dish and is sold in bottles with green lids. Golden Mountain Seasoning (Yellow) This wonderful spice is a staple in Indian cuisine and so it is a common ingredient in Thai dishes and used to make red curry paste (as well as enliven shop-bought curry pastes). Very common. Cumin Powder A salad such as Som Tam can also benefit from this Seasoning and you’ll even find it in our authentic Rendang cooking sauce! Also available in a spice tin as well as a foil pouch .They have a complex spicy-sweet taste and smell amazingly intense. Massaman Curry is the most popular dish among Thai recipes that utilize cloves as a key ingredient. The most common culinary use is for the seeds to be ground up with other ingredients to make massaman curry paste. They are sometimes also found in other Thai curries and braised dishes but not often. HINT: For the freshest flavor use whole spices and blend them up as you need them with a spice blender. Variation for Thai Spice Blend Seasoning is a spice compounds or extracts of spices that are usually in liquid or powdered form and added to a dish to enhance flavor a little rather than introduce a substantial new flavor.