Asian cuisine: a lot of cooking and stirring, a lot of spices and many ingredients. Too many, some people would say. However, at the end of the day (pun intended), the result can be mega-licious, especially if you’re into spices! You better serve this with rice.
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In order to prepare this traditional Chinese dish, you’ll need a bamboo steamer and Chinese serving cups. We’ll keep this delicate dessert simple (there are also savory versions) and enhance its velvety texture with whipping cream and milk. Sweeten with sugar and serve them topped with caramelized brown sugar.
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Yes, we know, a lot of ingredients needed for this recipe. This is typical for some cuisines out there, but this is a small price to pay for enjoying the plethora of aromas in these dishes. Take these stir-fried Thai noodles with beef, for example. You’ll come to appreciate the ginger, coriander, garlic, soy sauce, jalapeno, and so on, all coming together in one flavorful dish.
Say “Hello!” to the chicken adobo, inspired to us by the Filipino cuisine. You can choose to marinate the chicken meat for an hour or for the whole night; it depends on how fast you want the adobo on your plate. You can also choose not to marinate it at all, but some flavor will be lost in this case. It’s up to you! And what better side dish for this piece of Asian cuisine, than cooked rice?
Indeed, you’ll only need 15 minutes for this noodle shrimp and shiitake dish to wait for you on a plate, all warm and full of flavors. It’s a simple stir-fry where you flavor the main ingredients with soy sauce, lemongrass, ginger, and lemon juice mainly.
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Here’s an idea on how to upgrade your next noodle stir-fry and give it an Asian touch: use rice noodles and combine them with ground beef and apple. Generously flavor everything with turmeric, lime, coriander, oregano, and onion. Serve warm.
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When one thinks about Asian cuisine, condiments, spices, and aromas come to mind. The same is true of Korean cuisine. Take these fried octopus tentacles, for instance. You’re going to flavor them (and the salad) with soy sauce, ginger, star anise, mango sauce, hoisin sauce, and a lot of other flavoring goodies.
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If you’re guessing these meatballs have a certain Asian touch, then you’re right. You’ll be using upgraded pork mince, one mixed with carrot, celery, bell pepper, and panko breadcrumbs. You’ll be serving these meatballs covered in a creamy mildly sweet tomato sauce. And what better side-dish for these guys than rice?
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Who would have thought that Asian cuisine would be so simple? In just 30 minutes you can have this delicious stir-fry on your plate. Just see to it and have all the ingredients ready.
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If this recipe makes you think of Asian cuisine, then you are right. It’s the Asian cuisine that primarily inspired us here, but we also added an Arabic touch to it by using couscous. So, think of this flavored pan-fried pork belly as belonging to the world.
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Did you know that you can upgrade the already super-tasty pan-fried pork belly? You can do it the Asian way, by spicing them and shortly marinating them in soy sauce, honey, and brown sugar. Serve them with sweetened carrots and sour pickles. Now, is this salty sweetness or, sweet saltiness?
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And here’s another example of Asian cooking (Thai to be more exact) at its best. It’s hot and nutty, like in peanut and coconut-nutty and we didn’t use dairy at all. We substituted butter and milk with coconut oil and coconut milk. We would serve this over cooked rice, but maybe some of you would prefer it as is.
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