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Spicy Stir-Fried Wild Mushrooms with Thai Sweet Basil and Coconut Milk

A mushroom stir-fry worth making. Field, shiitake, king oyster and enoki hit with wok heat, coconut milk, Thai basil and cashews. The dish I cook at home after a foraging trip.

Spicy Stir-Fried Wild Mushrooms with Thai Sweet Basil and Coconut Milk

Tiger Prawn Gaeng Gari - Aromatic Thai Yellow Curry

Tiger prawn yellow curry with coconut milk, green beans and makrut lime. The recipe the Evening Standard ran during the bedbug crisis - and yes, that is a real story.

Tiger Prawn Gaeng Gari - Aromatic Thai Yellow Curry

Chicken, Coconut and Galangal Rice Noodle Soup

Leftover roast chicken, coconut cream, galangal and lemongrass. A bowl of soup that works in winter and summer and takes about 15 minutes once the broth is on.

Chicken, Coconut and Galangal Rice Noodle Soup

Roast Pumpkin and Bramley Apple Massaman Curry

Roast pumpkin and Bramley apple in a rich massaman curry with peanuts and raisins. Warming, spiced and fully vegan. The one that comes out when the weather turns.

Roast Pumpkin and Bramley Apple Massaman Curry

Green Curry Mussels with Pickled Ginger and Cucumber

Thai green curry mussels with krachai, coconut cream and pickled ginger and cucumber. The dish Frank makes the drive from the Cotswolds for, every time.

Green Curry Mussels with Pickled Ginger and Cucumber

Massaman Braised Lamb Shank with Pineapple, Raisins, Peanuts, Sweet Basil & Seasonal Vegetables

Whole lamb shank braised in massaman until the meat falls off the bone, with roasted pineapple, raisins, peanuts and Thai basil. A Farang pop-up original.

Massaman Braised Lamb Shank with Pineapple, Raisins, Peanuts, Sweet Basil & Seasonal Vegetables

Lightly Spiced Tiger Prawn, Sweet Potato, Daikon & Thai Basil Fritters with Green Nahm Jim

Crispy tiger prawn, sweet potato and daikon fritters in a light curry batter with Thai basil, fried until golden and served with green nahm jim. A Begging Bowl favourite. Make the curry powder ahead.

Lightly Spiced Tiger Prawn, Sweet Potato, Daikon & Thai Basil Fritters with Green Nahm Jim

Green Curry of Mussels with Wild Ginger, Asian Vegetables, Sweet Basil & Vermicelli Noodles

Thai green curry of mussels with homemade paste, wild ginger, baby corn, green beans, sweet basil and vermicelli noodles. Make the paste and freeze in batches. Don't go heavy on the coconut cream. Serves 4.

Green Curry of Mussels with Wild Ginger, Asian Vegetables, Sweet Basil & Vermicelli Noodles