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On visiting a new country we would always like to experience the local cuisine. Thailand is a country which is famous for its various culinary delights. A wide basket of variety foods are available here, which ranges from the extra spicy to the saline. Huge array of restaurants that serve the local foods will definitely delight your taste buds.

The number of restaurants serving Thai food is on a high not only in India but across the globe as well. The food is spicy because Thai people eat more chili per person than people of any other country.

Most of the aromatic plants, including lemon basil, ginger etc., grown in Thailand are used in their dishes to make the food spicy. Thai people use these herbs and spices due to the following two reasons:

*They love spicy food and
*Spices have medicinal purposes.

A major difference noted in Thailand is that they will not use a knife, instead use a spoon. Pieces of meat or fish served here are cut into small portions and that can be eaten with the spoon.

Thai people rarely eat food alone and they share each others' food plates. A plate of rice is served with almost all Thai meals.

On the basis of where you stay in Thailand, they use numerous types of chilies in the dishes they cook. (Thai word for chili is prik.) Thai Chili is the most common type of chili, available almost everywhere in the world. Another type is prik kee nu, a very small, extremely spicy chili, often served as a condiment.

Chili is also used to make the curry hot. Albeit having several varieties of curry, they use only five types, green, red, yellow, massaman, and penang curries. In order to get the correct flavor for different meats they use different curry. Lemon basil has a great flavor and it will make your food much spicier.

Ginger is another herb that makes your food spicy. You can boil ginger to make a tea and add some sparkle of it to grilled and baked fish.

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Most all salsa canning recipes are a mixture of low acid (peppers, onions, garlic) and high acid foods (tomatoes, vinegar, lime juice). It is important to have an overall high acid salsa mixture when using the water bath canning method. Otherwise the salsa could be susceptible to Clostridium botulinum bacteria, which can result in a deadly salsa.

Selecting tomatoes

The ripeness and type of tomato affects the quality of the salsa. Starting with tomato paste made from Roma tomatoes will result in a thicker salsa. If your salsa is

Overly ripe tomatoes do not make for good canning and salsa. Using poor quality tomatoes can result in premature spoilage of the canned salsa. The salsa will not taste as well.

Selecting peppers

Only use high quality peppers or chilies in your salsa. Don't use over ripe or near spoiled peppers. The resulting salsa will be bad and may spoil in the canning jar.

Substituting of peppers is perfectly ok. You can replace hot peppers such as jalapeno with mild peppers like the Anaheim, Ancho, College, Colorado or Hungarian Yellow Wax peppers or any other mild peppers for a mild salsa. The hotter the pepper the hotter the salsa will be.

Do not increase or decrease the amount of peppers in the recipe. This will adversely affect the overall pH of the salsa and could allow the bad clostridium botulinum bacteria to grow in the canning jar.

Salsa Canning Recipe

Ingredients

8 Finely chopped jalapenos, remove the seeds and inner membrane for a mild salsa
1 Finely chopped habanero that has been deseeded and the membrane removed
4 1/2 pounds, by weight, of tomatoes
2 cups coarsely chopped onions
1 cup coarsely chopped bell pepper (green or any other color)
3 cloves minced garlic
1-2 5 ounce cans of tomato paste (depending on how thick you want your salsa to be)
3/4 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup loosely packed chopped cilantro
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp pickling salt
1 tsp cayenne pepper (for mild flavor, leave this out)
1/4 cup lime juice

Finely chop the jalapenos. For mild salsa, slice the jalapeno length wise and scoop out the seeds and the inner membrane using a spoon.

Prepare the fresh tomatoes by removing the skin. Remove the skin by dipping the tomato into boiling water and waiting until the skin splits. This usually takes between 30 and 60 seconds. Move the tomato into cold water and remove the skin.

In a large sauce pan combine all of the ingredients, except for the lime juice. Bring to a vigorous boil and then back the heat off until a gentle boil is reached. Cook for 30 minutes until the desired consistency is reached.

While the salsa is cooking sterilize the canning jars, lids, canning funnel and non metallic spatula. Keep the jars hot since they will be hot packed in a water bath at 140 degrees F.

Remove from the heat and add the lime juice.

Ladle the hot salsa into the canning jars leaving 1/2 inch head space per jar. Remove air pockets with the spatula. Using a paper towel dipped in hot water wipe the rim of each jar clean.

Put a lid on each jar and tighten the ring finger tight.

Process the jars for 20 minutes in a hot water bath. I use a hot water bath canner to process the canning jars since it has a wire basket that keeps the jars off of the bottom of the water canner and makes it easy to lift the jars out of the water bath after the processing time is over. Don't let the jars sit in the hot water longer than the recommended processing time as the salsa could spoil.

Place a towel on the counter top and set the jars on it to cool. Don't use a fan to cool the jars, the jars may break. Once cool, test the seal by pressing down on the lid. The lid should suck down and not pop back up. Move the jar of any lid that pops back up into the refrigerator and use up in the next two weeks.

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Turkey Fryer Recipes are all the rage this time of year. You normally think of fried chicken, not turkey, well you will soon discover how delicious fried turkey can be. Be careful though; follow the directions of your fryer carefully as to not cause an accident.

The following are three recipes you must try:

DEEP FRIED TURKEY
1 turkey, 12-15 lbs, thawed
5-6 gallons peanut oil
1 stick butter
3 cloves minced garlic
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/4 lb salt pork, chopped to a fine mince
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 large outdoor turkey fryer
1 turkey marinade injector
1 mesh strainer
salt and pepper

Set up your turkey fryer outside; make sure the fryer is away from flammable objects such as your house. It is wise to remove little children and your pets from the area you will be frying in. You will also need a heavy-duty wire to lower and raise the turkey from the grease, most fryers provide this.

The turkey must be fully thawed before frying, as excess water will cause the oil to bubble up.

Combine salt pork with minced garlic and 1 tsp. of peanut oil and fry in a pan on low heat for 30 minutes. Add to the pan soy sauce, paprika and butter and cook until butter has melted. Stain this mixture to remove bigger bits and then pour into marinade injector. Inject the turkey; remove pop-up timer and place in the refrigerator overnight.

Cooking the Turkey
30 minutes before cooking remove the turkey from the refrigerator and bring to room temperature. The oil in the fryer should be 350° degrees for optimal cooking and the turkey must be dry when going into the oil.

Most turkey fryer recipes call for peanut oil, add this up to the line inside of the turkey fryer. Slowly place the turkey breast side down into the fryer basket. Allow the oil temperature to lower to 300°F and continue frying, it is recommended that you fry for 4 minutes per pound of turkey.

Remove the turkey to a serving platter and season to taste with salt and pepper. Place the bird upside down fro at least 20 minutes so the juices will redistribute to the breast. Flip the turkey right side up and serve with garnishes of choice.

CAJUN FRIED WHOLE TURKEYS
2 whole turkeys
16 oz. bottle Italian dressing
1 tbsp. garlic powder or garlic salt
1 tbsp. onion powder or onion salt
1 tsp. celery salt
1/3 bottle paprika pepper
1/2 can of beer (optional)
3 tsps. poultry season
1 tsp. salt (omit this if using garlic or onion salt)
1 tsp. pepper (black)
1 tsp. pepper (white)
2 tsp. cayenne pepper
4 dashes Tabasco

Wrap legs with foil and-or wire. Mix all ingredients and inject into each bird at least 12 hours before cooking and place in the refrigerator. Deep-fry the turkey using peanut oil, 4 minutes per pound. The oil in the fryer should be at 340 degrees.

DEEP FRIED HONEY TURKEY
12-14 lb. turkey
5 gallons peanut oil
SEASONING:
1 bottle Italian dressing
1/8 c. Lea & Perrins
Onion salt
Lemon salt
Garlic salt
Lemon juice
4 tbsp. honey
2 tbsp. brown sugar

Heat seasonings on stove until melted down then pour though a strainer. Insert into turkey with an injector. Be sure to season the outside of the turkey as well, butter, salt and pepper works nicely, then refrigerate overnight.
Fry turkey in wire basket at 300 to 310 degrees for 45 to 55 minutes. 4 minutes per pound.

Turkey fryer recipes are pretty consistent, all go into the fryer but it's the seasonings that make them unique. Get creative and see what flavor combinations you can come up with to have a delicious fried turkey.

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