Thai Curried Prawns with Scrambled Egg

3 Eggs

100 ml Milk

3 Tbs Fish Sauce

2 Tsps Sugar

1 Tbsp Thai Chilli Paste

1 Tbsp Black Peppercorns

2 Cloves Garlic, sliced

Equivalent quantity of ginger, sliced

1 Onion, sliced vertically

Raw Prawns, peeled

4 Spring Onions, shredded

4 Red Chillies, julliened

Combine the milk, eggs, sugar and fish sauce in a bowl and mix well. Bash the peppercorns, garlic and ginger into a paste with a mortar and pestle. Heat a little oil in a wok and add the peppercorn paste. Stir for a minute then add the onions. Cook for a couple of minutes until just softening. Add the prawns and stir until just cooked. Add the egg mixture and the spring onions and chilli. Stir until thickened and serve over rice.

Lentil Stew with Smoked Chicken

And not a chilli in sight:

1 Onion, finely chopped

1 Large Carrot, finely chopped

1 Pint Chicken Stock

1 Leek, chopped

1 Smoked Chicken Breast, chopped

2 Cloves Garlic, finely chopped

Salt

Puy Lentils

Olive Oil

Heat some olive oil over a medium heat. Add the onions, carrot and garlic and cook for a couple of minutes until just softening. Add the chicken stock and bring to the boil. Add the lentils and simmer until they are soft - about half an hour. Add the leek and chicken and salt to taste. Cook for another couple of minutes and serve.