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Lao Papaya Salad - Som Tam

Ingredients 1/2 medium papaya (shredded) 1/2 tbsp shrimp paste 1/2 tsp crab paste 1 tbsp fish sauce 2 tbsp sugar 1 lime (juiced) 3-4 salted crab + 2 tsp juices (‘ba khia’ in Vietnamese) 10 Thai chilis 5 garlic cloves 1 tsp MSG 1 large tomato (sliced thinly) 3-4 long string bean (sliced into 1" pieces) Procedure Add your Thai chilis, garlic, and MSG to the mortar and smash until paste-like consistency.

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Vietnamese Tomato and Celery Fish Soup - Canh Ngot

Ingredients 2 medium Golden Pompano (‘ca chim’ in Vietnamese) 1 bundle of green onions (sliced into 1" pieces) 2 Thai chilis 12 tbsp fish sauce 2 1/2 tbsp sugar 1 1/2 tsp MSG 1 tbsp chicken bouillon 8 oz pineapple chunks (canned, drained) 3 celery stalks (sliced into 1" pieces) 3 tomatoes (sliced into fourths) Procedure Clean, gut, and slice your Golden Pompanos in half vertically.

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Homemade Chili Oil - Ot Sate

Recipe inspired by IG @nuocmamafoods Ingredients 1 cup oil 1 cup Thai dry chili flakes 2 tbsp annatto seeds 1/2 cup garlic (minced) 1/2 cup shallots (minced) 2 tsp salt 2 tsp sugar 1 tsp MSG 2 tbsp fish sauce Procedure Add 2 tbsp water to a wok on high heat.

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Cambodian Stir-Fry Crawfish

Ingredients 4 lbs live crawfish (cleaned thoroughly) 14 kaffir lime leaves (torn) 2 head of garlic (minced) 3 tbsp oil 1/2 cup water 3 tbsp lemongrass (minced) 3 tbsp dried Thai chili powder 1 tbsp chicken powder 3 tbsp crab paste with soya bean oil 1.

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Garlic Noodles by Rasa Malaysia

Original recipe by Rasa Malaysia Ingredients 1 lb spaghetti box 1 tbsp parmesan cheese (shredded) 1/2 stick butter 1 tbsp Maggie soy sauce 2 tbsp minced garlic 1 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp fish sauce 1 tbsp sugar Procedure Bring a large pot of water to boil.

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Homemade Chicken Broth

Ingredients 2.5 lb chicken bones 1 large onion (halved) 1 medium rock sugar 1 tbsp salt 6 qt pot Procedure In the 6qt pot, add your chicken bones, rock sugar, white onion, and salt.

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Japanese Miso Soup

Ingredients 1 qt dashi/stock 0.4 oz wakame (dried seaweed) 12 oz softened tofu (cubed) 2 tsp red miso paste green onions (to garnish) Procedure Rehydrate your dried seaweed in warm/hot water for 5 minutes.

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Laotian Jeow Mak Len

Ingredients 5 tomatoes 2 shallots 1/2 garlic head 10 Thai chilis 2 green onion stalks 4 cilantro (stems and leaves) 3 tbsp fish sauce Procedure Clean all the vegetables (tomatoes, shallots, garlic, peppers) and slice tomatoes, shallots in half.

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Rice Porridge - Congee Thousand Year Egg

Ingredients 1 cup rice (uncooked, rinsed) 1/4 lb ground pork 2 thousand year egg (minced) 2 green onion stalks (sliced) 4 cilantro stems and leaves (sliced) 1/2 tsp salt 1 tbsp chicken bouillon powder 1 medium ginger (julienned) Procedure Rinse and clean your uncooked rice.

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Seafood Boil Garlic Butter Sauce

Original recipe by Cookpad Ingredients (for 12 lbs crawfish/seafood) 8 sticks of butter (salted) 6 tbsp cajun seasoning 6 tbsp paprika 4 tbsp oregano 4 tbsp cayenne pepper 4 tbsp lemon pepper 6 tbsp sugar 6 heads garlic (minced) 8 tbsp old bay seasoning 1 cup garlic powder 1/2 cup lime (juiced) 2 tbsp crawfish boil mix Procedure In a saucepan, melt all the butter until completely dissolved over high heat.

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Simple Mapo Tofu

Ingredients 1/2 white onion (diced) 4 garlic cloves (minced) 1 tbsp oil 1/4 lb ground pork (omit to make this dish vegetarian) 400 g tofu block (drained, cubed) 2 stalks green onion (diced) 1 pack Mabo Tofu sauce mix Procedure In a large pan, heat 1 tbsp oil over medium high heat.

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Vietnamese Air Fryer Lemongrass Ribs

Ingredients 2 lbs pork spare ribs (whole) 4 tbsp fish sauce 1/2 tbsp chicken powder 3 tbsp lemongrass (minced) 1/2 head garlic (minced) 1 tsp sugar Procedure Combine all seasonings with the pork spareribs and mix well.

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Vietnamese Chicken Pho - Pho Ga

Ingredients 4 lb whole chicken 1 tbsp white peppercorn 2 cinnamon sticks 4 star anise 1 medium rock sugar 1 tbsp salt 1 large white onion 4 slices of ginger 2 tbsp fish sauce fresh rice noodle green onion (for garnish) cilantro (for garnish) Procedure In a 6 qt pot, add your cleaned whole chicken and fill the pot 3/4 full with water.

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Vietnamese Egg Rolls - Cha Gio

Ingredients Makes 50 egg rolls 2 lb ground pork 1/2 lb jicama (julienned) 2 large carrots (julienned) 1/2 large white onion (sliced) 2 bundles thin vermicelli noodles 2 tsp salt 3 tbsp fish sauce 1.

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