Wine & Dine

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Tonight the Wine & Dine group gathered at Tantalizing Thai on Long Beach for dinner. We had a couple of new dishes tonight.

We started off with the Tom Yum Koong - soup with shrimp, mushrooms, lemon grass & chilies in a broth. A favorite of mine.

The appetizers consisting of Satay Beef with peanut sauce, Thai style chicken wings with garlic and "Sarong" shrimp coated with seasoned ground pork and wrapped with egg noodles, then fried. This was very good.

Entrees included Fried Rice with Basil - ok to me is just fried rice, I'm a potato person. Next was mixed vegetables stirred fried with a Kra Prao sauce.

Siam Apple Catfish - fillets with a light batter, fried and served with a lime juice sauce made with apples, onions, garlic and chilies. This was a really good dish.

Crying Tiger Steak - always a winner. Marinated rib eye with a lime juice dipping sauce.

Thai baby back ribs - this was a new dish. Ribs served with a tamarind sauce with garlic. Again another tasty dish.

Bubbly was poured and the red & white wines flowed. I did not keep track of any wine. I brought a 2006 Stolpman Sauvignon Blanc and a 2004 Loring Rancho Ontiveros Pinot Noir. Both showed very well.