There is this Thai restaurant in Williamsburg called SEA (it’s actually part of a smallish chain made up of those extremely overcrowded I-feel-like-I-might-be-in-outer-space Thai restaurants) and it is dirt cheap for lunch. They have a special menu and you can get an appetizer and an entree for like $7. And one of the options on that menu is my favorite thing EVER, Rama the King.
I think this is kind of a standard Thai thing, although they don’t have it everywhere. I Googled it and found a few chicken dishes. In other words, it’s no pad Thai. Because it’s better. It’s like a mix of peanut sauce and red coconut curry sauce, with vegetables. I also like to treat myself to some shrimp, because you know. I work so hard.
Anyway, the other day I purchased this product at Williams-Sonoma:
I used it in this soup, but I had a ton left over so I decided to try my hand at a little Rama action. The mix:
3/4 can light coconut milk
1/4 cup peanut butter
3 T of this red curry base
1 tsp red curry paste
That’s it! Seriously. I think the red curry base is kind of a very important, extremely necessary ingredient though, so I hope you can find it. Otherwise, I believe A Taste of Thai has something that is similar. If you want to make it on your own, ask someone who isn’t me.
I used it to marinate some tempeh and then put the rest over the baked tempeh and some sauteed vegetables:
I was going to make rice, too, but I got locked out of my apartment building and had to wait outside for forty-five minutes and then Jack tried to jump over the gate that separates my building from the sidewalk and I had to tackle him and then he had a total meltdown because he saw some guy and thought he was Chris. Which he wasn’t. He just had a short haircut and a grey coat on. Similar to Chris’s tan coat, apparently.
So, I used Trader Joe’s frozen naan instead. I know. Thai and Indian. I bring cultures together.
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Haha, love the combination! It looks mighty tasty!
And whoa $7 dollars? That is such a deal!
Mmm, curry!
That sounds yummy – I love curry. Reminds me of my time in Ireland when we would have curry and chips. FYI – tastes much better drunk than sober.
Love the last part of your story. Totally sounds like something that would happen to me. lol
Your fiance is a lucky guy. Awesome dinners every night. Will you marry me?
awwwww SEA!!!! PhillyBoy and I had our first real date there two weeks after we met! I loved it.
happy monday! you just made my night reminding me of sea and the good ole days!
Oh God! Sorry about getting locked out…boo.
How funny, I made thai red curry last night too! Not with peanut butter though, I’ll have to try that next.
Question for you…when you made your own almond butter, did you keep it in the fridge or the cabinet? How long was it good? I made some over the weekend…
Thanks for the inspiration, I’ve been cooking a lot more since I started reading your blog:)
I’ll have to find the curry “base” stuf..maybe that is what’s missing when I try to make curries…they just arne’t ever up to par!
ooh i love rama the king from sea. that and samed pad thai – yummmmmmmm
This is something I must try to make. Where has Rama the king been all my life?
that looks sooooooooo good Arielle. making me crave tempeh!! and gosh indian food is my 2nd love!! everything sounds amazing right now!
I love SEA and its counterpart SPICE near Union…It is awesomely cheap and whenever people come to visit me, they think they’re experiencing “New York culture.” It’s amusing.
I’ve never heard of this dish but it sounds (and looks delicious). Great job on re-creating it at home!!
Janie –
I kept it in the fridge. I don’t really remember how long it was good, but I think for a few weeks. Hope that helps!