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Trying to make a red thai curry with no recipe

[kaijinscendre]

Can anyone see any flaws in my plan?

Sear chicken off, add garlic, onion, ginger. Saute for a bit. Add curry paste. Heat for like 30 seconds. Add coconut milk. Get everything mixed. Add green beans (frozen) and bell pepper (fresh). Let is simmer for like 10 minutes. Add bamboo shoots (canned never used before). Simmer for another few minutes. Serve with rice.

Re: Trying to make a red thai curry with no recipe

[(Anonymous)]

Looks amazing! But I’d try to thaw the green beans a little. Either toss them in a pan on medium low for five minutes or throw them in the microwave for like 2-3 minutes on 5 or 4 (out of 10). Or even just let them sit in some hot tap water for a few minutes before adding to the main mixture. They’re just so dense that 10 minutes from frozen doesn’t seem long enough.

Re: Trying to make a red thai curry with no recipe

[kaijinscendre]

Thanks! I will nuke them a bit beforehand. Certainly don't want to bite into a frozen green bean.

Re: Trying to make a red thai curry with no recipe

[(Anonymous)]

Personally I'd saute the beans and peppers too, but I don't like them being too crunchy so that might just be a me thing.

Let us know how it turns out!

Re: Trying to make a red thai curry with no recipe

[kaijinscendre]

Will do!

Re: Trying to make a red thai curry with no recipe

[(Anonymous)]

Honestly, the only thing I’d do differently is stir the curry paste into the coconut milk and add it that way, but it’s because I use a cast iron skillet and the curry paste ends up tasting burnt.

Re: Trying to make a red thai curry with no recipe

[kaijinscendre]

Honestly, that might be how it should be done. Not sure if the paste needs to be heated like you would if you were just cooking spices.

Re: Trying to make a red thai curry with no recipe

[(Anonymous)]

Sounds fine to me, so long as your curry paste is decent. But simmer long enough for the oil to separate on top of the curry, that's how you know it's done.

Re: Trying to make a red thai curry with no recipe

[(Anonymous)]

Personally, I'd heat the aromatics first, the onion and garlic in oil, and depending of the type of curry, that too. Then sear the chicken. I might be wrong, but I think that's the best way to instil flavour. Then add the milk and deglaze the pan, add the shoots and beans over high heat, and when the beans are thawed, and water is reduced, (though anon was right to thaw them first for a quicker cook to keep from water logging the broth) add in the pepper. Depending on how well you like peppers cooked I'd say five or so mins to keep them hot but crisp, and any time longer until they reach the right consistency.

SA

[(Anonymous)]

Oh! I found this if you're interested:

https://www.seriouseats.com/thai-curry-guide-5201152

Cat Question

[philstar22]

My cat had dental surgery today. 2 teeth pulled. I'm keeping an eye on her, only gave her a little dinner to see if she keeps it down. But is there anything else I should keep an eye on or worry about?

Re: Cat Question

[(Anonymous)]

Food refusal and lethargy are the two I know about but my experience is hardly extensive. Get her back to the vet if she has either because those are signs of an infection and you need her checked over immediately if she has either.

Re: Cat Question

[(Anonymous)]

For just two teeth, not really. She should recover really quick from that. My cat had 5 out and recovered quickly (and she is elderly).

Re: Cat Question

[(Anonymous)]

I hope your cat's okay. I think just taking it easy and keeping their food soft is the best bet. If they're particularly off I wouldn't hesitate to call the vet to ask though. But aside from some tiredness and sore gums, I don't think there's much else to look for. Sending my best!

Selling on eBay

[iff_and_xor]

I’m selling some things on eBay for the first time.

Any tips? Is it worth it to accept “promoting” your listing and giving eBay a bigger cut of the price?

Re: Selling on eBay

[(Anonymous)]

Professional seller here, and no, don't waste your money on promotions. Instead, focus on taking good photos, writing a detailed, ACCURATE description, and making sure that your pricing is in line with whatever that item is currently selling for. According to eBay, 75% of the listings in my primary category are promoted and yet I make sales in that category almost every day without promotions because I focus on making my listings look like I'm a serious seller who will pack their items carefully and ship out promptly instead of someone just listing things out of their closet who may or may not know what they're doing.

To make your photos look nice and professional, use a white background if you can (white posterboard or a white sheet or towel will work just fine!) and try to get the best lighting you can to really make the item pop in the pictures. I use daylight bulbs to get a nice bright light that shows colors accurately. Make sure you get a photo from every angle - eBay gives you 24 photos, so use them!

If it has any flaws, make sure to mention them in the title, the item specifics and the description, and take up-close photos of the flaws so that buyers know exactly what they're getting. There are plenty of buyers who are happy to purchase things with minor flaws as long as they know about them beforehand!

Also, be aware that if you're a brand new seller, your payments will be held for a bit until you've established a record of successful sales. eBay does this because in the past, too many fraudsters would list items, receive a payment for them and then disappear without ever shipping, so they want to be sure that you're on the up and up before they release the money to you.

Re: Selling on eBay

[(Anonymous)]

If you're selling clothes, please put measurements on (just put a yardstick on the items and show how wide the chest is on shirts and how long they are, etc.)

The reason for this is that sizes are so inconsistent across brands (and eras!) and things that are vintage/used sometimes shrink.

I once bought an XL women's sweater that was a boy's XL and there were no measurements! Never again will I buy items without measurements.

Hysterectomy

[(Anonymous)]

I know a few users said they've had one. What was the recovery period like?

I need to have it done but I have a job that includes heavy lifting and is pretty active and I can't really take much time off. Even 2 weeks (the minimum recovery I've seen) is asking a lot. Right now I'm thinking my best bet is to do it when I'm between jobs (I'm ignoring the whole insurance issue rn) but that wouldn't be for possibly 2-3 more years.

SA

[(Anonymous)]

I just decided I'm stressed about this all and I'm going to stop thinking about it for tonight and just go to bed. But I will check in tomorrow and appreciate any who reply!

Re: Hysterectomy

[philstar22]

It took several months for me, but I had a very high pain level down there due to endometriosis and fibroids and other issues. It hurt to pee for me. I was able to be up and moving after like a week. I just was in quite a bit of pain.

Re: Hysterectomy

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe not in between jobs, but if you have a job that will let you take extended FMLA, so you still have insurance even if you're not being paid.

Re: Hysterectomy

[(Anonymous)]

I have not, but my sister did. She’s also very active. She had surgical complications and had to go back into hospital but was back at work after three weeks.

Re: Hysterectomy

[(Anonymous)]

2 weeks is absolutely not enough for a job involving lifting. 2 weeks would be absolute minimum for a desk job, presuming everything goes perfectly. I had keyhole surgery, everything went well apart from a bad reaction to the anesthetic and after 2 weeks I could move around okay but I couldn't pick up my (fairly small) cat easily, and getting from lying to sitting was still a struggle. And I was still exhausted.

Re: Hysterectomy

[tabaqui]

I had it done via laparoscopic surgery, and I felt fine after about four days. I still didn't try to lift heavy stuff, but I really also didn't feel like I couldn't....? Wasn't in much pain at all, really wasn't bad.

Try and negotiate a little longer off, or at the very least, see if you can be in a position to have help and/or do something else with no heavy lifting for at least the two weeks. There's no point in hurting yourself for a stupid job (though I know, we all need our stupid jobs).

Best surgery I ever had, no regrets.