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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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