This Chicken Rendang recipe is a popular spicy curry dish that we discovered during a recent visit to Malaysia. The slow cooked chicken is bathed in exotic spices and creamy coconut milk. It is finished with a dark and nutty coconut paste called Kerisik. While traditionally chicken rendang is prepared with chicken on the bone, …
Asian Recipes
Coconut Rice, or Nasi Lemak, is a Malaysian dish served throughout the day. Nasi Lemak is so popular that it is considered the country’s national dish. The rice is lightly flavored with ginger, coconut milk and pandan leaves. Pandan leaves are very common in Malaysian cooking and add a light floral note to the dish. …
Vietnamese Fried Spring Rolls (Chả Giò) are an addictive fried appetizer or snack. They are much lighter than their Chinese Egg Roll cousins. This is because the rice paper wrapper used to make the spring rolls is thinner and results in a more crispy delicate skin. The same rice paper wrapper is also used to …
There are several theories as to how this spicy dish (Pad Keep Mao) earned the name Drunken Noodles. Some claim that the spicy, salty, starchy dish is the perfect cure for a hangover. Other stories hail the noodle dish as the perfect accompaniment to Thai beer. A favorite beer variety here, Chang, is known as having …
This is a versatile Thai recipe that easily be made vegetarian and either hot or mild, depending on your taste. But what isn’t easily interchangeable is the Thai basil. The unique flavor gives this dish a fresh and distinctly Thai flavor that you won’t be able to replicate by using another form of basil. Luckily, …
We order these spring rolls almost every time we go to our favorite Vietnamese restaurant. So it came as a bit of a surprise during a visit to Southeast Asia that the recipe is actually one from Vietnam. Pin or bookmark the recipe for later! No matter what the origin, these fresh spring rolls always …
In this Thai chicken green curry recipe, we achieve a balance of flavor with the sweetness of palm sugar, tartness of tamarind and lime leaves, and spiciness from green and red chillies. Whenever we visit Thailand, I immediately search out some of my favorite Thai dishes. Spicy and smoky pad thai with shrimp is a …
Tom Kha Gai Soup, or Thai Chicken Coconut Curry Soup, is a recipe where all of the favorite flavors of Thailand come together. Fresh ginger (or galangal), lemongrass, chili peppers and lime leaves combined with creamy coconut milk is one delicious bowl of spicy Thai soup. Pin or bookmark the recipe for later! Before traveling …
We had our first taste of Massaman Beef Curry during a trip to Thailand several years ago. The flavor completely took us by surprise and it has since become one of our favorite Thai dishes. It’s use of cinnamon, star anise and cardamom gives it an unusual flavor that sets it apart from other Thai …
Pad Thai is one of our favorite Thai noodle dishes. It’s slightly sweet flavor along with the tangy lime and crunchy peanuts are a winning combination that puts this comfort food at the top of many people’s favorite Thai dishes. Best of all, it’s really easy to make this dish at home. Pin the recipe for …