This week has been a pretty super gourmet week. As far back as Sunday we were treated to a homemade Tapas feast, courtesy of the boy's lovely mother, but I can't really blog about someone elses culinary skills, so I'll just say it was phenomenal.
We finally did some Thai, a cosy Monday night Beef Mussaman curry which we cooked ever so slowly in the oven. I did use a paste; I haven't got as far as making Massaman from scratch yet, alhthough I will, and I have a recipe in mind (thanks Rick Stein.) We tend to buy Mae Ploy pastes and the Massaman one is really good and has no added shite in it.
http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/acatalog/Mae-Ploy-Masman-Curry-Paste.html
We buy these from http://www.chungwahderby.co.uk/ which is a wicked little chinese supermarket in Wilmot Street in Derby (off The Spot). They sell Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Indonesian produce, including lots of fresh stuff which is high quality. They also sell really cheap woks and stuff. I've been to bigger Asian supermarkets in Nottingham etc, and this one is better. They are also really friendly. Anyway here is a link to the recipe we (sort of) followed since I seem to be forgetting to put recipes up on here! This is a really rich, hearty curry, great for an autumn night. You could make it with chicken too but beef is really good and tender cooked this way.
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/420631/beef-massaman-curry
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