Thai Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry & Lemongrass Infused Brown Rice (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

in #food7 years ago (edited)

I think I might be obsessed with Thai food you guys……..

Like, if I just found out I only had a few days to live I’d probably make eating some Thai one of my top priorities. Have you ever thought about that, by the way? What would you eat if nothing else mattered and it was all about what you actually love to eat. If you could take away every other factor (nutrition, expense, calories, availability, social pressures….), if none of those things existed what would you eat just because you genuinely love the taste?

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I find it hard to decide what I personally favor and you probably do too, becuase all of those things play a part in what foods have become our favorites. It totally reminds me of a part on Gilmore Girls when Loralai is trying to figure out her dilemma of whether or not she actually likes pop-tarts because she does or because they were something her mother never let her have. That is such a hilarious show.

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I think I can honestly say that I love Thai food for it just being Thai food. The fact that this stir-fry is also really healthy and pretty easy to make is just an added bonus to that love. Yeah, I definitely would put it near the top of my list, but maybe not at number one, I’d have to seriously consider what would be first. So what would be on the top of your list? It’s a hard call to make isn’t it?

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I got some cashews a while back and I’ve been debating over what to use them in for the longest time, but I finally decided to do Thai first because it just sounded amazing.

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Also, my mom bought me some dried lemongrass a few months ago and I had totally forgotten about it until I found it lost under a pile of ingredients. I haven't found fresh lemongrass in a long time but I thought if I infused into rice it would be almost as good. If you can find fresh, I’d totally say to use that because it would probably be even more amazing, but using a tea steeper to keep the hard pieces from getting lost in the rice seemed to work really well. I also used dried lime leaves, which are a Thai flavor staple so they were destined to go together in a recipe.

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By now you’re probably thinking that my ingredient list is forever long. Okay, I know I put a lot of things into this but some of minor things can be omitted, I listed them as optional, but I’d recommend using as many of the items as you can because a huge part of good Thai is all the different layers of flavor.

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You’ll have to let me know when you think of your ultimate favorite foods. Not only do I find it interesting to hear, but I am always excited for inspiration from my readers about what I should make.

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It looks super tasty... I think I can finish the full bowl haha

So sorry for the delay in responding. Thanks so much for commenting @robertsekhose

Lemongrass brown rice and Cashews? Count me in! Can I get the recipe, please? :-)

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Yum yum! This looks SO good! I definitely love Thai food. I'm going to have to explore the little Asian markets around town and find myself some lemongrass and lime leaves. I'm a huge sucker for Thai green curry.

It's so hard to pick one top/favorite food! That's nearly impossible, really... because it totally depends on the season and my mood! lol BUT I would have to say my favorite is probably crispy BBQ duck... it doesn't matter the season, or anything else, if I see duck on any menu, I'm probably going to order it. And hubby and I have fortunately become fairly adept at making our own. In fact, there's even some duck leftovers in the fridge right now! lol I know what I'm having for dinner...

So sorry for the delay in responding, this one some how slipped by me. Remind me, what part of the world are you in? If you're in the states near a larger city, Trader Joes will have lemon grass, or Whole Foods Markets or your local artsy / fartsy hip grocery store.

I understand with the duck. I've only had it prepared right for me one restaurant, but it was awesome.

Thanks so much for the great commenting @offbeatbroad

No worries!
Yes, I'm in Canada, so there's no Trader Joes, but there's a Whole Foods here. I'm sure I could find it there. We have a really amazing Chinatown here, though, which I feel would be a really reliable place for quality Asian ingredients, without breaking the bank. hahaha

This looks so awesome. I love your rice dishes!!

Thanks @fullofhope! I'm always happy to please you!

I could so eat this for breakfast!! Gorgeous photography!!

Awwww, you flatter me @noboxes!

Oh my God, this looks so tasty!

You've definitely got talent for food styling, keep up the great work. Appreciate the effort you're putting into your posts, hopefully I can pick up a few tips for food styling and start posting some of my own ;) ...from a fellow foodie @phamished :)

Thanks so much for the great commenting @phamished. I am flattered that you think you can pick up some styling tips from me

My pleasure. I'm still new to Steemit so apologies for the load of comments, I keep telling myself not to comment on all your posts but they're all different, interesting and a great read so it's hard not to! Anyway, keep it up and see ya around Steemit. :)

You can never have too many comments. They're all appreciated. And again, thanks for all of the complimentary words

I’m obsessed with stir fry in general 👩🏻‍🍳. Excited to follow you and check out future recipes!

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