BOP’s Taste of Destinations
We’re back with our ‘Taste Of’ series! We’re bringing inspiring food to your kitchen from inspirational people! Today’s recipe comes from a famous breakfast and brunch cafe in Punta Cana! We’re looking forward to cooking a tasty recipe from the owner of this popular restaurant. Let’s read on and find out more:
Name:
Ellen Mannaert
Restaurant Name:
Breakers Café
Location of restaurant:
Plaza Coral Village, Bavaro Punta Cana
Contact Telephone:
+1 (809) 469 74 51
Style of Food
Breakfast
Brunch
Light bites
Home Country:
I was born and raised in The Netherlands, my family roots are from Ghana, West Africa
Tell us a little about you and your love of food:
My love of food started very young. I was raised with a lot of Ghanaian home cooking that was mostly done by my father and mother. To be honest I liked my mothers cooking the most 🙂 . Especially during Christmas, Easter, and birthdays, my mother would cook the most delicious African meals for us. My favorite is black bean sauce. I kept my family traditions when I started my own family. You can always find a black bean sauce on our table during Christmas or Easter.
Tell us why you decided to open a restaurant:
We decided to open a restaurant when we moved to the Dominican Republic almost 6 years ago. This had everything to do with our love for traveling and food. We opened a breakfast and brunch place called breakers cafe.
Please give us a taste of Breakers Cafe with your favorite recipe:
Spicy Shrimp Thai Noodle Soup
* 1 large red onion
* 3 garlic cloves
* Fresh coriander
* 2 Lemongrass leaves
* 100g Beansprouts
* 1 teaspoon cut ginger
* 100g mushrooms
* 200g large Shrimps
* 100g rice noodles
* 2 cans of organic coconut milk
* 70 g Red Curry paste
* Chili flakes
* Salt and pepper
Preparation
- Heat in a big wok pan 1 spoon of vegetable oil. Sauté the onion, garlic, and ginger.
- Add 400 ml water, the 2 cans of organic coconut milk and the Red Curry paste, stir until all the ingredients are mixed and it looks like soup.
- Add all the vegetables, lemon grass and let it cook for 5 minutes.
- In the meantime sauté the Shrimps in vegetable oil and add salt and pepper. Add the chili flakes to the shrimp and take it from the stove.
- Add the cooked rice noodles to the soup and cook for 5 more minutes.
- Take out the lemon grass leaves. Add some salt and pepper to your liking and chili flakes.
Take a big bowl and add some soup and decorate with Shrimps, beansprouts and fresh coriander.
Why is this recipe important to you?
I learned to make this soup 14 years ago when we traveled to Thailand. I love the Thai way of cooking with all the fresh ingredients and Thai noodle soup is easy to make, nutritious and very tasty! I hope you like it as well!
Get In touch with Breakers Cafe via social media:
Instagram: @breakersrd
Facebook: facebook.com/breakerscafe
How does your Spicy Shrimp Thai Noodle Soup taste? Let us know in our Facebook group discussion!