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                  GALLOPING HORSES -- VEGETARIAN VERSION

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Appetizers                       Thai
                Snacks                           Vegetarian

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1 1/2   tb           Garlic, chopped
   1 1/2   ts           Cilantro root, chopped
   1       t            Sake
  16       ea           Peppercorns, whole or ground
   4       tb           Vegetable oil
  10       oz           Fresh shiitake mushrooms,
                        -- thinly sliced
                        -----SEASONINGS-----
   2       tb           Soy sauce
   1 1/2   tb           Sugar
     3/4   c            Peanuts, chopped
   1       lg           Pineapple, peeled
                        -----GARNISH-----
   3       ea           Red chili peppers, seeded &
                        -- cut into slivers
                        Whole fresh cilantro leaves

  Using a blender or mortar & pestle, blend the garlic,
  cilantro roots, sake & peppercorns into a paste.  Add
  the vegetable oil to a skillet over medium heat.  Add
  the paste & stir-fry until the aroma is released, a
  few seconds.  Add the shiitake & stir-fry until cooked.
  
  Add all the seasonings & fry until the sugar is
  blended into the mixture. Remove from the heat & let
  cool.
  
  Slice pineapple into 1/2" thick rings & then cut the
  rings into 1/2" X 1 1/2" chunks.
  
  Put a small amount of the cooled stir-fry mixture on
  each pineapple chunk. Decorate each "horse" with a few
  slivers of chili & a cilantro leaf.
  
  VARIATION: Replace the pineapple with either navel
  oranges or firm avocado slices.
  
  Puangkram C. Schmitz & Michael J. Worman, "Practical
  Thai Cooking"
 


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