Thai Golden Cups (Thailand)

World-Bites 5/ Thai Golden Cups

The uniqueness of Thai taste has charmed and impressed all lovers of gourmet cuisine across the world. Krathong Thong, which means golden cups in Thai, is one of the foremost menus that come to mind when think of Thai food. A popular Thai appetizer. it is a light dish, yet one that teases you to want more. The golden pastry cups filled with minced chicken and chopped vegetables are cute little cups that are very attractive and impressive. These light crispy golden cups can be filled with various savory fillings, including shredded pork and prawns mixed with sliced young corn, coriander root, garlic, pepper and fish sauce. The cups are filled just before serving and garnished with red chillies flakes and cilantro leaves, to retain crispiness of the pastry.

Ingredients

Patty Cups

½ cup rice flour
6 tablespoons white flour
4 tablespoons thin coconut milk
2 tablespoons tapioca starch
1 egg yolk
¼ teaspoon sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon soda
oil for deep-frying

Filling

2 tablespoons oil
4 tablespoons finely diced onion
2 cups finely chopped cooked chicken
¼ cup corn kernels
2 tablespoons finely diced carrot
1 tablespoon sugar
¼ teaspoon black soy sauce
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground white pepper
Cilantro leaves for garnish
1 red chili, finely sliced

To prepare the cups, a special brass mold with a long handle is used. To make the patty cups, mix all ingredients except oil together in a bowl. Heat oil. Dip the mold in the oil to heat. Dip the hot mold in the batter and plunge back into oil. The thin shell that forms around the mold is fried for about 5 minutes until light brown, to create pleated golden cup. Then shake to remove the cup from the mold. Drain on paper towels. Repeat until batter is all used up.
To make the filling, put the oil in a hot wok and stir-fry onion and chicken for 2 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and fry for 3 minutes until the vegetables are fairly soft. Let it cool.
Divide the filling between the cups. Garnish with cilantro and red chili flakes.
Try the recipe and enjoy.