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   From: Orchidguy@tampabay.rr.com   
      
   Thai Curry Rat   
   6 rats cleaned and cut up   
   3 tbsp soy sauce   
   marinate rat in soy sauce for about 1 hour   
   sautee rat in hot oil till cooked   
   For the curry   
   2 tbsp fresh galangal root minced   
   3 tbsp fresh lemon grass minced   
   3 cloves garlic minced   
   3-4 tbsp fish sauce   
   fresh thai chilis...to taste and minced   
   1 1/2 cups coconut milk (unsweetened)   
   small bunch of thai basil leaves coarsely chopped   
   2 tbsp cooking oil   
   for the curry , saute galangal , lemongrass and garlic in oil, add the pre   
   cooked rat or other meat and sautee for 1 or 2 minutes , add fish sauce and   
   coconut milk and simmer till tender. at the last minute add the Thai basil   
   leaves.   
   "Harlan Osier"  wrote in message   
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   > Because I need some good rats and mice recipes, my 23 cats brought me   
   > a lot of meat last night...   
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