Thai quest

[euterpre]

I'm searching for a great Thai recepie that two 80+-year-olds will like.  I'm worried that the curry will throw him off, and she'll eat .... none of it...

It has to be an entree, not a salad or appetizer/soup.  Please get back to me before friday - if possible (that's when I have to buy my ingredients and cook the meal)

Comments

[sekaijuuni]

I don't have a specific recipe in mind but anything where lemongrass is the dominant flavor should be pretty palatable to old folks. I like to use it in a chicken and vegetable soup and that might be a good idea -- the more familiar the form of the dish, the better, right?

[sekaijuuni]

Sorry, apparently I can't read. I was looking through lemongrass recipes last night and read about a lot of grilling marinades that might be nice -- they're right there at the top of the google page.

[bluearth]

I don't have an exact recipe, but I remember going to a Thai restaurant with my grandmother (turning 85 this year), and she really liked a dish called Chicken in the Garden; it was essentially chicken and mixed vegetables lightly stir-fried with a side of a light peanut sauce, served with white rice. I know she liked that she could control how much peanut sauce to put on the dish, and it was made up of fairly familiar ingredients.

Thai Food

[sheherazahde]

Pad Thai!, Pad Thai!, Pad Thai! (three different links, all you need to know about Pad Thai! "Stir-fried rice noodle in tamarind sauce with chicken, shrimp, tofu kan, egg, bean sprout, chive, crushed peanut and lime")

I also love Pad See Ew "A Thai staple, broad rice noodle stir-fried with egg and Thai broccoli in sweet soy sauce and yellow bean paste"
and Kai Kua "Stir-fried broad noodle with chicken, squid,egg and scallion in light soy sauce served over lettuce"

Re: Thai Food

[sparklesalad]

Be careful - these dishes will give most elderly people major stomach issues - ie, diarrhea.

[sparklesalad]

From my experience cooking at assisted living homes and dining out with older adults, they like dishes younger people might consider bland. So a familiar protein like chicken, beef, or pork, a variety of vegetables, and not too heavy on anything, especially seasoning. Tom Yum soup low on soy sauce is similar to chicken noodle, so that would be a good dish, along with a basic rice and veggies dish. You could try a LITTLE bit of peanut butter in the sauce to make it more nutty, but that's pushing it. Some 80-somethings love variety and new things, but most do not, so I'd play it safe. Another caution is that anything too flavorful, salty, or "different" may cause a serious reaction with the bowels.

[kamaliitaru]

I would do a variety of satay's as entree's. The peanut sauce is something they dip in, so they can use it to their taste. Combine that with a pineapple fried rice and call it a day.