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KRATONG TONG - Golden Thai Pastry Cups

Pastry cups (kratong):
2.5 cups all purpose flour
1 egg yolk
1/2 cup butter
4-6 tbsp cold water

Combine egg yolk, butter and cold water with flour, and knead together. Roll the dough out and cut into small sections of dough so that you can set into a small muffin pan. Baste with egg yolk and bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. The cups will become slightly brown. Let cool.

Filling:
2 cups ground chicken (pork or beef)
1/2 cup finely-chopped onion
1/2 cup corn
2 cups cooked potato, small-diced
1/2 tsp Thai curry powder
1/4 tsp Thai pepper powder
1 tbsp sugar
2 tsp salt
1 tsp Maggi Seasoning*

Cook the meat in a frying pan or wok, then add Thai curry powder, salt, potato, onion, sugar, Maggi Seasoning, corn, and sprinkle with Thai pepper powder. Mix well, then fill cups.

*Asian seasoning from Maggi of Switzerland (product of Thailand) made of: water, hydrolyzed corn gluten and soy protein, and salt.