110 4.34 Gourmet Thai Style with Pornsak and Me. (2/2)

It sputtered and sizzle in the hot oil and I turned up the cooker hood as well as an exhaust fan in the kitchen. I found a few fresh scallops on the refrigerator and dropped a few of them inside and was stirring the contents of the sambal.

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A bit of salt and a sprinkle of powdered palm sugar was added to the sambal and it turned from fiery red to a mellow dark reddish colour. I lowered the fire to the minimum and let the sambal to be slowly cooked in the wok with occasional stirring to prevent it from getting burnt.

The kitchen smelled so heavenly!

When the coconut gravy was simmering steadily, Pornsak then dropped in the pieces of the prawn inside and flared up the flame for a minute. She took the glass cover for the pot and placed it tightly on top and then she switched off the fire. She then carried the pot aside and placed it on a heatproof circular mat.

She took another wok and began to pour some cooking oil in it. Once the oil was heated up, she poured the baby kailan into it and soon steam raised from the wok as the oil caught the fresh baby kailan and starts to simmer.

She turned the vegetables about and made it three quarters done before placing them on an oval serving plate. Soon she poured some oyster sauce over it and sprinkled the ready fried shallots to emphasise its look.

I took the wok from her and washed it aside. She then took a large frying pan and place it on the fire after adding some cooking oil in them. She poured the chopped string beans and some onions and sautéed it for a while before adding the egg, onions and sliced chilli in them.

She expertly handled the pan and flopped the omelette using a plate that she placed on top of the frying pan before overturning the egg. She then slid the omelette back into the frying pan to cook the underside. After it had properly cooked, she slid the omelette on the same plate and set it aside.

My sweet and spicy sambal was almost ready and were bubbling and simmering in the low heat. It made a mess of the kitchen surface as the spluttering sambal somehow got on the surface and some on the floor even. I had some paper towel that I had placed on the floor and used my feet to clean off the oil and some of the sambal that had spluttered.

”Time to eat, dear... I'm so hungry already!” as she tasted the sweet and spicy sambal and announced that it was ready. She took out the plate of omelette and baby kailan in both hands and went to set the dining table. I switched off the rice cooker and carried it to the front after placing a heatproof may underneath it.

I hurried to the kitchen and prepared two plates with some serving spoons and set it on the dining table as Pornsak had also placed the small pot of sautéed prawn in coconut gravy on it.

Next, I scooped a small portion of my sweet and spicy sambal on a small bowl and carried to the front as well. The kitchen looked like a ninja had come in and wrecked havoc but we will let the part-time housekeeper deal with it tomorrow.

I placed a small bowl with water to dip our fingers in and placed them on two small towels that would be used to wipe out fingers afterwards if need be.

Time to dig in folks! Yum yum... What a feast for a little family.

The early dinner was simple but plentiful and colourful too. I took some rice from the rice cooker that I had placed in the table and placed it on Pornsak's plate first and then mine.

The moment I removed the cover of the prawn in coconut milk, I was welcomed by its thick aromatic flavour or coconut, lemongrass and ginger. Typical Thai dish and the prawns were done just right. If it is overdone, the shell would be turned reddish and stiff. I took some for Pornsak and mine with a generous amount of steaming gravy. My rice seemed to float in the thick coconut gravy.

Pornsak wanted to help herself so I gave her the serving spoon and I began to take a few stalls of baby kailan into my plate. I ate with my hands since we were at home and not feel its unhygienic or something.

Frankly speaking, eating with one's own hands is more enjoyable than eating with utensils. I'm not sure why, but it adds to the joy of finger licking lips smacking goodness to it. Unless your eating porridge or noddle then utensils were the way to go.

”AROIIII.....!!!” I can't help to exclaim out loud when I tasted the sautéed prawns in coconut milk dish. It was later accentuated with the accompaniment of the sweet and spicy sambal sauce as it collides and burst in my mouth and making my taste buds riding the Roller Coaster!

Pornsak can't help but chuckled at my behaviour as my I walloped the food before me. It has been so long since I tasted home cooked food and the street food or restaurants used to add too many artificial flavourings in them like MSG.

I piled another serving of rice as I added some other dishes to my plate. Pornsak glanced at me and suddenly her eyes seemed to sparkle as she watched me eat. Maybe she too had long wanted to have a family but with someone of her own kind, with a Third Eye and dying short before reaching 40 years old. Frankly, who would want to build a family knowing your spouse would die at a certain age.

I looked at her and smiled because certain actions, certain words were not necessarily be spoken as it was clearly be seen from the eyes instead.

After dinner, I helped her clear the remaining dish into airtight plastic containers and placed them in the freezer. Since its microwave friendly, we could heat them up later in the days to come.

All the pots and pans that were used were placed in the sink before wiping them down with paper towels. This practise helps to ease the cleaning part later as the oil and what-not had been cleared beforehand. The soiled paper towel was placed inside a plastic bag and placed in one of the sinks for disposal by the part-time housekeeper later on.

We sat on the sofa after our meal and watched some telly. It was a super filling dinner and after eating the coconut gravy, my eyes seemed droopy at that time and can hardly keep my eyes open to watch the telly in front of me as Pornsak too, was curled up beside me.

Well, my mother was right. After you had eaten your fill, raise your legs and go doze off. Haa... Haa... Haa...