Thai Omelette | ไข่เจียว kài jiao

Thai Omelette with Mince Pork ไข่เจียวหมูสับ(kài jiao mǔu-sàp

In this lesson we will teach you how to cook Thai food. ‘kài jiao’ is often eaten for lunch or dinner. It is not a hot dish and should be served with chilli sauce (sɔ́ɔt prík). This will give the spicy flavour to those who like it.

Ingredients ส่วนผสม sùan-pà-sǒm

• หมูสับ(mǔu sàp) – minced pork
  
• ไข่ไก่ 2 ใบ(kài gài 2 bai) – 2 eggs
• กระเทียมสับ(grà-tiam sàp) – chopped Garlic
• หอมหัวแดง(hɔ̌ɔm hǔa dɛɛng) – sliced shallot (French or Red Shallots)
• ต้นหอม(dtôn-hɔ̌ɔm) – sliced Spring Onions
• น้ำตาล ½ ช้อนโต๊ะ(nám dtaan ½ chɔ́ɔn) – ½ tbs sugar
• ซอสหอยนางรม(sɔ̀ɔt hɔ̌ɔi naang rom) – Oyster sauce
• น้ำปลา(nám bplaa) – Fish Sauce

Method วิธีทำ wí-tii-tam

1. Heat your wok with a little oil on a medium/high heat, and shallots and stir for a minute or so.
   Add the garlic and after 30 seconds add the chicken. Stir the chicken constantly breaking up any lumps that form
2. Add 1 tbs Oyster sauce and a little water to help with the sauce. Remove from heat and reserve
3. To make the omelette beat the eggs with a little fish sauce.
4. Heat some oil in your wok over a medium heat.
5. Add the egg mixture and let it cook, there is no turning of the egg
6. Once the egg is just about cooked add your meat mixture to half the omelet, fold the omelet in half and serve.

 Vocabulary

1. ไข่                    /kài/               = eggs
2. ไก่                    /gài/                = chicken
3. หมู                   /mǔu/             = pork, pig
4. สับ                   /sàp/               = to chop, to mince
5. กระทะ             /grà-tá/           = pan, wok
6. น้ำมัน              /náam-man/  = oil
7. ความร้อน        /kwaam-rͻ́ͻn/= heat
8. เติม                  /dtəəm/           = to add
9. สุก                    /sùk/               = cooked
10. ซอสพริก          /sͻ́ͻt-prík/      = chilli sause

Enjoy your kài-jiao mǔu-sàp kâ:)

By Prae

Thai Language Teacher