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Garlic, peppercorns and cilantro are among the common ingredients in Asian cuisines. But to Thai chefs and cooks, they are the essential 3 Best Friends that give Thai dishes a rich savoury, piquant aroma with a subtle spicy tinge—a classic Thai flavour named Kratiem that allures and stirs your cravings.
What makes Garlic, Peppercorns & Cilantro Roots special?
The trio of ingredients each have many uses in Asian cuisines.
Garlic gives an embracing savoury aroma, and cleanses the meat scents of beef, lamb, poultry, pork and even seafood, while also accentuating their natural flavours. Garlic is great to enrich the taste of vegetable dishes too, and adds a savoury oomph to stir-fries, stews, braised dishes, and many more.
Peppercorns infuse a piquant spicy fragrance that’s amazing to enliven meaty delights. When crushed, peppercorns can give braised dishes and soups a spicy tinge, while a dash of ground peppercorns can enrich almost any dish.
Cilantro is also known as coriander. Its leaves and stalk are more commonly used as an aromatic garnish for Asian dishes. For Thai cooking, however, the cilantro roots’ deep earthy tone, bitter note, and lemony, peppery fragrance are the aromas that enriches a dish.
How to use Garlic, Peppercorns & Cilantro Roots?
Combine garlic, peppercorns and cilantro roots and you’ll get the authentic Thai Kratiem flavour as a base, perfect to blend with other sauces, herbs and spices to enliven your cooking!
All you need to do is ground the garlic, peppercorns and cilantro roots with pestle and mortar into a paste, which you can use to marinade meats or yummify seafood. Awesome to flavour steaks, grills, barbecues and saucy stir-fries.
Here are some delicious Kratiem delights for you to savour!
Southern Thai Fried Chicken
Bite into the crispy skin and savour the bold umami chicken within. This Southern Thai fried chicken is marinaded with a paste of garlic, peppercorns, cilantro roots, cumin seeds, palm sugar and fish sauce, coated with tempura flour for that extra crispy crunch. Make yours hot with our authentic recipe.
Gai Yang with Dipping Sauce
Gai Yang is Thai grilled chicken. Marinated with garlic, peppercorns, cilantro roots, palm sugar, fish sauce, dark soy sauce, sweet soy sauce and lemongrass. A combo of rich savoury-sweet flavours that infuses into the meat with a refreshing lemony, spicy aroma. Enjoy with a bracing spicy, savoury dipping sauce to complete the authentic Thai grill taste!
Thai Chicken Garlic Stir Fry
Get saucy and sumptuous with this Thai Chicken Garlic Stir Fry. Spicy and umami with a mouth-watering aroma. Savour with rice for a tasty satisfying meal. Just 15 minutes to cook with our fast and easy recipe!
Stir-Fried Thai Lamb
In this amazing Thai Stir-Fried Lamb, garlic, peppercorns and cilantro roots cleanse the lamb’s scent and imbue the meat with a bold savoury spicy flavour and aroma. Made extra umami with just a dash of fish sauce, oyster sauce and dried chilli flakes. Easy to cook, sublime to taste!
Claypot Glass Noodles with Prawns
No time to make a paste? No problem. You can also stir-fry garlic, peppercorns and cilantro roots to combine their awesome flavours. Like in this magnificent Thai claypot indulgence with succulent pork belly cubes, juicy prawns and slurp-tastic glass noodles. Indulge your meaty cravings with our recipe!
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