Fish Soy
Thai fish soy sauce. A good substitute is “Sambal Blacan” mixed with light soy sauce. Use sparingly.
Ginger
Use only fresh root ginger; never substitute powdered ginger as the flavor is quite different.
Silver Fish
Tiny salted and dried anchovies or whitebait, sometimes sold as “silver fish”. Useless using the very small thin variety not more than 2.5cm (1 in)long, discard the heads and dark intestinal tract.
Lengkuas or Laos Powder
A member if the ginger family, this used in curries. Substitute 1 teaspoon powdered lengkuas or laos powder for 0.5 cm (1/4 in) slice of fresh lengkuas.
Local Celery
Small fine stalks and leaves which are used as garnish or in soups. Use young leaves of regular celery vegetable as substitute. (more…)
Ingredients
1 big chicken — about 2 kg in weight
1/4 cup ginger juice concentrate
Salt to taste
6 tbsp sesame oil (warmed) (more…)