I guess thats what comfort food is, huh?
For me, its Kai Yad Sai over jasmine rice.
Kai Yad Sai translates to English to mean stuffed egg.
It can be eaten for lunch or dinner, with or without jasmine rice.
Kai Yad Sai, like all good dishes, starts with aromatics.
Add diced tomatoes and onion with a sprinkle of salt to help the ingredients release water and cook down.
Once the mixture in the pan has softened and cooked down, add the ground meat.
Break up the meat with a wooden spoon and add chopped long beans.
Take the meat filling off the heat and taste it.
If youd like to balance the flavor with some acid, add a squeeze of lime juice.
Set this aside while you prepare the egg.
For two servings, Ill use a total of three eggs.
Add half a teaspoon of neutral vegetable oil to a nonstick frying pan over medium low heat.
Pour half of the scrambled egg into the pan.
Tilt the pan as it cooks to increase the circumference of the egg disk.
Take the pan off the heat and fill the omelette with half of the meat filling.
Put the serving plate over the pan and flip it over onto the plate, seam-side down.
Gently roll it onto the serving plate.
Repeat for the other serving.
Sprinkle chopped Thai chilis on top if youre a heat-seeker.
The following recipe has been modified fromHot Thai Kitchens recipe.
(Alternatively, mince them into a paste and use pre-ground peppercorns.)
Toss and stir until everything is evenly incorporated.
Add one teaspoon of oil to a frying pan.
Over medium low heat, fry up the garlic paste until aromatic.
Add the chopped tomato and onion with the salt.
Allow this to cook for a few minutes until everything softens and breaks down.
Add the meat and turn the heat up to medium.
Stir and break it up as it cooks.
Stir for another minute to incorporate and take the meat off the heat.
Add a spritz of lime juice.
In a measuring cup, scramble the eggs with a teaspoon of water.
Add a half teaspoon of oil to a frying pan and flick it onto medium low heat.
Pour half of the scrambled eggs into the pan.
After a minute or so the egg should be set all the way through.
Turn off the heat and mound up half of the meat filling into the egg.
Fold the egg over the meat as a square pocket or roll it into a tube.
Serve alone or with fresh jasmine rice and chopped hot chili peppers.
Repeat with the other half of the egg and filling mixture.
Eat immediately, or pack it up as an office lunch for the next day.
