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Thai Green Curry

Ingredients 2 T vegetable oil 1 large white onion, coarsely chopped 1 large green pepper, sliced in strips Handful of green beans, trimmed 1 T crushed garlic 8 oz bamboo shoots 1 can (4 oz) Maesri green curry paste 1 T ginger, crushed, minced, or paste 1.5 - 2 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs, chunked 1 can (13.5 - 15 oz) coconut milk 1 T lime juice 3 T fish sauce 1 T brown sugar 1 t coriander 1 t cumin Handful of thai basil leaves or fresh tarragon Instructions Add oil to instant pot, set to saute on high.  After 3 min heating, saute onion, pepper, and green beans for 5 minutes. Add garlic and ginger.  Mix and cook 1 minute. Add chicken and thai basil / tarragon and cook 3 minutes. Add coconut milk and mix, scraping to deglaze the pot. Add brown sugar, cumin, coriander, lime juice, bamboo, fish sauce half can curry paste. Mix well and pressure cook on manual, high pressure for 6 min.  Quick release when done. Open, mix in remaining curry paste, and let

Beef Masaman

Ingredients 2 T vegetable oil 10 - 12 oz baby carrots 1 large white onion, coarsely chopped 1 lb russet potatoes, cubed 1.5 - 2 lb meat (chicken thighs or beef), chunked 1 can (4 oz) Maesri masaman curry paste 1 T ginger, crushed, minced, or paste 1 can (13.5 - 15 oz) coconut milk 1/3 cup peanut butter 3 T fish sauce 1 T lime juice 2 t sugar Roasted peanuts (optional) 3 T tamarind sauce Instructions Add oil to instant pot, set to saute on high. Add ginger and half curry paste.  Cook 1 minute. Add meat and cook 3 minutes. Add coconut milk and mix, scraping to deglaze the pot. Add lime juice, brown sugar, fish sauce, peanut butter, and (optional) tamarind sauce.  Mix well, then mix in potatoes. Pressure cook on manual, high pressure for 14 min.  Allow natural release. Open, mix in remaining curry paste, and let sit for 5 minutes to thicken. Serve topped with peanuts.

Instant Pot Tom Kha Gai

Ingredients 1/2 onion, chopped 8 kaffir lime leaves, dried or fresh 1 stalk lemongrass, sliced into 3-4 pieces and slightly crushed 1 lb boneless chicken thighs 1/2 c chicken bone broth 4 T fish sauce 1 package of sliced white mushrooms 8 whole Thai chilies 2 inch piece of fresh ginger or galangal, thinly sliced 2 13.5 oz cans of full-fat coconut milk 1 T lime juice (optional) 1/2 c cherry tomatoes (optional) chopped fresh cilantro Instructions Add lime leaves, lemongrass, onion, chicken, broth, fish sauce, mushrooms, chilies, ginger, and coconut milk to instant pot.  Pressure cook at high for 20 min. Release pressure and remove lid.  Add lime juice and (optional) cherry tomatoes). Remove lemongrass, galangal, and lime leaves.  Garnish with cilantro.

Keto Pad Thai

Ingredients Sauce 1/4 cup fish sauce (2 fl oz/60 ml) 1 T coconut aminosor more fish sauce 1 T sriracha or sambal olek 2 cloves garlic, crushed 4 T almond and/or cashew butter (64 g/2.3 oz) Salt and pepper Optional: 1-2 T erythritol or 5-7 drops of stevia Stir-Fry 500 g chicken thighs (17.6 oz) 2 packs shirataki noodles (400 g/14.1 oz) 4 large eggs 2 medium green onions (30 g/1.1 oz) 2 cups bean sprouts (100 g/3.5 oz) 1/4 cup chopped cilantro 1/4 cup flaked almonds 2 T fresh lime juice (~1/2 lime, use rest for garnish) 1 T + 1/4 cup ghee or extra virgin olive oil (70 g/2.5 oz) Optional: 2 cups shredded cabbage for garnish (140 g/4.9 oz) Instructions Wash shirataki and boil for 3 min, then drain and pan-fry for 10 min.  Set aside. Combine sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside. Toast almonds in a hot, dry pan over medium-high heat for 1-2 min, stirring to avoid burning, until fragrant. Cut chicken into 1" pieces.  Cook in pan greased with ghee o