The chilli jam that holds everything together at Farang. Deep-fried, dark, and worth the smoke alarm going off twice.
One of the greatest soups in the world. Built on a trip to Thailand, refined over thousands of bowls. Tiger prawns, smoked haddock, nahm prik pao. Thirty minutes.
Tom kha gai with cold-smoked chicken, wild mushrooms and butternut squash. The nahm prik pao goes on at the table. Serve with jasmine rice. Quicker than it looks and better than most versions.
Thai stir-fry built on homemade nahm prik pao chilli jam. Chicken, morning glory, green beans and green mango. The jam takes time and keeps for weeks. The stir-fry takes ten minutes.